In many countries, patient outcomes with peritoneal dialysis are comparable or superior to those with haemodialysis. Here, the authors discuss the changing epidemiology of peritoneal dialysis ...

Peritoneal dialysis is an increasingly common alternative to hemodialysis. However, the procedure subjects mesothelial cells to high osmotic pressure and bioincompatible substances.

Peritoneal cancer, also called primary peritoneal cancer, is a rare type of cancer, occurring in fewer than seven out of every million people in the United States. The peritoneum is a membrane ...

The inside of your abdomen has a slick, transparent lining. It’s called the peritoneum. When the cells that form it grow abnormally and turn into cancer, doctors call that primary peritoneal cancer.

Primary peritoneal drainage was first attempted in 1976 as a possible treatment for intestinal perforation in the smallest preterm infants in the least stable condition. 3 At the time, the ...

Peritoneal cancer affects the peritoneal cavity. Doctors will use various imaging methods and more invasive procedures for a diagnosis. Learn more here.

For the first time a major study aims to get a better understanding of the biology of a rare appendix cancer and dramatically ...

Peritoneal dissemination or carcinomatosis from colorectal carcinoma is a form of disease progression that affects 30% to 40% of patients. 1,2 Natural history studies show that peritoneal ...

British Gynaecological Cancer Society (BGCS) ovarian, tubal and primary peritoneal cancer guidelines: Recommendations for practice update 2024 E Moss and others European Journal of Obstetrics & ...

Peritoneal mesothelioma: PSOGI/EURACAN clinical practice guidelines for diagnosis, treatment and follow-up S. Kusamura and others European Journal of Surgical Oncology, 2020. Vol 47. Pages 36-59 Value ...