Drug delivery systems can alter drug clearance from the peritoneal cavity and drug toxicity profiles. For example, IP injection of cisplatin-loaded polymeric microspheres (100–200 µm, which ...

Gene transfer into the peritoneal cavity by nonviral methods may provide an effective therapeutic approach for peritoneal diseases. Herein, we investigated the feasibility and the effectiveness of ...

Hemoperitoneum is a type of internal bleeding. When you have this condition, blood is accumulating in your peritoneal cavity. It can be a medical emergency, so it’s important to get help ...

The peritoneal cavities of 2 guinea pigs and 6 white mice were injected with 0.5 and 0.3 cc., respectively, of an emulsion of the abdominal exudate. All the animals remained healthy, ...

"We believe T-cells that infiltrate the peritoneal cavity can be distracted by the interaction with Tim-4-expressing macrophages," explained study first author Andrew Chow, an assistant attending ...

After peritoneal drains were placed in the infants to decompress their peritoneal cavities, there was a significant improvement in ventilation, acid-base status, and urine output.

Hemoperitoneum, sometimes also called intra-abdominal hemorrhage or intraperitoneal hemorrhage, is a type of internal bleeding in which blood gathers in your peritoneal cavity. This is the space ...

Prognostic significance of free peritoneal tumor cells in the peritoneal cavity before and after neoadjuvant chemotherapy in patients with gastric cancer undergoing a potentially curative resection..