It has been established that intraperitoneal drug administration is advantageous in patients with tumors confined to the peritoneal cavity. The authors of this Review discuss intraperitoneal drug ...

Gastric cancer that metastasizes to the peritoneum, or the lining of the abdominal cavity, has a very poor prognosis and is ...

Tamron Little was given 18 months to live after a delayed diagnosis of peritoneal mesothelioma. Now, 18 years later, she's ...

Peritoneal metastasis (PM) is common in advanced gastric cancer (GC) and confers a dismal prognosis. Advances in genomic sequencing have provided deeper insights into the biology of GCPM. Concurrently ...

This randomized phase III trial enrolled patients with gastric cancer with peritoneal metastasis who had received no or short-term (< 2 months) chemotherapy. Patients were randomly assigned at a ...

How It Works Peritoneal washing is performed during surgery to look for cancer or remove tumors. It is performed with the patient under general anesthesia in a hospital setting and before other ...

Peritoneal mesenchymal stem cells entrapped in the stroma have historically been considered to be the primary cells involved in the development of peritoneal fibrosis. 5 However, a possible direct ...

However peritoneal dialysis has to be done three to four times daily, unlike hemodialysis, which is done 2-3 times a week. There are 2 types of peritoneal dialysis: ...

Sugarbaker’s peritoneal carcinomatosis index is commonly employed to assess the tumor burden. The index ranges from 0 to 39, and scores below 20 are associated with favorable prognosis.

Peritoneal dialysis is a viable treatment option for end-stage kidney disease patients. It is prescribed for kidney and non-kidney diseases, such as acute pancreatitis, liver failure, and ...

The PleurX peritoneal catheter drainage system may become cost saving when compared with outpatient large-volume paracentesis in the following scenarios: the cost of an excess bed day is increased to ...