Perforated Closed-Loop Obstruction Secondary to Gallstone Ileus of the Transverse Colon: A Rare Entity by S. P. Carr, F. T. MacNamara, K. M. Muhammed, E. Boyle, S. M. McHugh, P. Naughton, A. Leahy

“…Clinical exam revealed signs of peritonism. Computed tomography (CT) revealed GSI of the transverse colon with a closed-loop large bowel obstruction (LBO) and caecal perforation. …”
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Local inflammation, lethality and cytokine release in mice injected with Bothrops atrox venom by S. F. Barros, I. Friedlanskaia, V. L. Petricevich, T. L. Kipnis

“…In vitro the cells from the mice injected and challenged with the venom only released IL-10 while peritoneal macrophages released IL-10, INF-γ and less amounts of IL-6; (c) establishment of local inflammation and necrosis induced by the venom, coincides with the peaks of TNF-α, IFN-γ and NO and the damage was neutralized when the venom was incubated with a monoclonal antibody against a 60 kDa haemorrhagic factor. …”
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Synthesis and pharmacological properties of novel guanidine derivatives of quinazoline-2,4(1H,3H)-dione by Alexander A. Ozerov, Daria V. Merezhkina, Natalia A. Gurova, Lyudmila V. Naumenko, Denis A. Babkov, Victor S. Sirotenko, Roman A. Litvinov, Alena S. Taran, Nadezhda V. Stepanova, Umida M. Ibragimova, Alexander A. Spasov, Vadim A. Kosolapov

“…Materials and Methods: Pharmacological properties were assessed using pH-dependent platelets deformation assay, anti-inflammatory activity assay on LPS-stimulated peritoneal macrophages, antiglycation assay, analysis of platelet aggregation in vitro and measurement of intraocular pressure in vivo. …”
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Role of New Functional MRI Techniques in the Diagnosis, Staging, and Followup of Gynecological Cancer: Comparison with PET-CT by Elena Alvarez Moreno, Mar Jimenez de la Peña, Raquel Cano Alonso

“…Both techniques can be used as biomarkers of tumor response and present high accuracy in diagnosis of local recurrence and peritoneal dissemination, with complementary roles depending on histological type, anatomic location and tumoral volume.…”
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Genetic variation in IL-4 activated tissue resident macrophages determines strain-specific synergistic responses to LPS epigenetically by Mingming Zhao, Dragana Jankovic, Verena M. Link, Camila Oliveira Silva Souza, Katherine M. Hornick, Oyebola Oyesola, Yasmine Belkaid, Justin Lack, Png Loke

“…We investigate IL-4 activation of male C57BL/6 and BALB/c strain specific in vivo tissue-resident macrophages (TRMs) from the peritoneal cavity. C57BL/6 TRMs are more transcriptionally responsive to IL-4 stimulation, with induced genes associated with more super enhancers, induced enhancers, and topologically associating domains (TAD) boundaries. …”
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Renal Urotensin II System Plays Roles in the Regulation of Blood Pressure in Dahl Salt-Resistant Rat by Fei Wu, Guanjong Chen, Aihua Zhang, Yang Yu, Minhua Fan, Chaoshu Tang

“…Dahl salt-resistant (SR) animal models are similar to peritoneal dialysis patients with fluid volumes overload with normal blood pressure in hemodynamic profiles. …”
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Jejunal Diverticulosis Probably Leading to Pylephlebitis of the Superior Mesenteric Vein by Julia Bockmeyer, Stephanie Taha-Mehlitz, Nickolaus Heeren, Stefan Ristic, Jürg Metzger, Jörn-Markus Gass

“…Clinical workup showed peritonism, leukocytosis, and elevated C-reactive protein (CRP). …”
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Hydrocele of the Canal of Nuck with Endometriosis: Right-Side Dominance Confirmed by Literature Review and Statistical Analysis by Shunsuke Nagase, Kanako Ogura, Karin Ashizawa, Asumi Sakaguchi, Ryo Wada, Toshiharu Matsumoto

“…The canal of Nuck is an embryological remnant of the peritoneal pouch that extends into the labium majus of women. …”
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Control of Intracellular Francisella tularensis by Different Cell Types and the Role of Nitric Oxide by Sarah L. Newstead, Amanda J. Gates, M. Gillian Hartley, Caroline A. Rowland, E. Diane Williamson, Roman A. Lukaszewski

“…Here we assess the role of nitric oxide in control of intracellular infections in two murine macrophage cell lines of different provenance: the alveolar macrophage cell line, MH-S, and the widely used peritoneal macrophage cell line, J774A.1. Cells were infected with the highly virulent Schu S4 strain or with the avirulent live vaccine strain (LVS) with and without stimuli. …”
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Potential Spectrum of Accompanied Penetrating Abdominal Intraperitoneal Injuries with Bowel Evisceration: Surprises Awaiting the Trauma Surgeon in Resource Limited Settings by Ahmed Shabhay, Zarina Shabhay, Kondo Chilonga, Theresia Mwakyembe, David Msuya, Fabian Massaga, Samwel Chugulu

“…Penetrating abdominal injuries involves violation of the peritoneal cavity and injuries to solid organs and other intraperitoneal viscera such as major blood vessels and hollow organs. …”
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Abdominopelvic Tuberculosis Secondary to a Nontuberculous Mycobacterium in an Immunocompetent Patient by Beng Kwang Ng, Kembang Aziah Yakob, Wendy Yin Ling Ng, Pei Shan Lim, Rahana Abd Rahman, Abdul Kadir Abdul Karim, Ani Amelia Zainuddin, Zaleha Abdullah Mahdy

“…Diagnosis of NTM was confirmed with PCR testing using the peritoneal fluid. This case was a diagnostic dilemma due to the nonspecific clinical presentation. …”
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Chylous Ascites and Pleural Transudate: Rare Presentations in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus in Old Age by Guan-Liang Chen, Deng-Ho Yang, Wen-Hsiu Hsu

“…Various forms of serositis, including pleural effusion, pericardial effusion, and ascites, may be found during the course of SLE. Peritoneal involvement by ascites is common in the initial presentation of SLE. …”
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High-Urgency Renal Transplantation: Indications and Long-Term Outcomes by Lampros Kousoulas, Nikos Emmanouilidis, Wilfried Gwinner, Jürgen Klempnauer, Frank Lehner

“…The major indication for the HU renal transplantation was the imminent lack of access for either hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis (67%). The patient survival of the study population was 67%, 56%, and 56%, whereas the graft survival was 47%, 35% and 35%, at 5, 10, and 15 years, respectively. …”
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Ileal volvulus secondary to postsurgical adhesion syndrome. A case report by Paolo Martini, Jorge Luis Estepa Pérez, Annalisa Noemi Garrini, Biagio Di Trani

“…The surgical intervention was performed when his state of health improved, finding: great distention of thin loops, change in color of a segment of the terminal ileum, strong flange or adhesion, which caused twisting of said segment, and peritoneal fluid. Adhesion release, devolvulation, decompression and suturing were performed in two planes of deserosation, thereby achieving improvement in vascularization and intestinal motility; a toilette was performed and drainage was placed in the Douglas bag. …”
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IL-21 Modulates Release of Proinflammatory Cytokines in LPS-Stimulated Macrophages through Distinct Signaling Pathways by Su-nan Li, Wei Wang, Shou-peng Fu, Jian-fa Wang, Hong-mei Liu, Shan-shan Xie, Bing-run Liu, Yang Li, Qing-kang Lv, Zhi-qiang Li, Wen-jing Xue, Bing-xu Huang, Wei Chen, Ju-xiong Liu

“…The aim of this study was to investigate the anti-inflammatory effect of IL-21 on LPS-induced mouse peritoneal macrophages. The results showed that IL-21 significantly inhibited LPS-induced mRNA expression of IL-1β, TNF-α, and IL-6 in macrophages, but not of IFN-γ, IL-10, CCL5, or CXCL2. …”
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A Proinflammatory Effect of the β-Glucan from Pleurotus cornucopiae Mushroom on Macrophage Action by Ken-ichiro Minato, Akihiro Ohara, Masashi Mizuno

“…Next, the P. cornucopiae extract (containing mainly PCPS) treatment against mice showed significant increases in TNF and IL-1β mRNA expressions in the peritoneal macrophages of them. In this study, the expression levels of IFNγ mRNA in the spleen were almost the same between the extract- (PCPS-) treated group and control group. …”
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Application of Nanoparticles in Diagnosis and Treatment of Pancreatic Cancer by Juzheng Yuan, Yang Wang, Yang Cao, Shuqiang Yue, Xiao Li

“…Among them, the observation group used nanocomposite artificial tube, while the observation group used nanocomposite artificial tube and placed drainage tube to drain the peritoneal effusion to prevent the effusion from forming in abdominal hypertension and infection. …”
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Application value of 18F-FDG PET/CT in soft tissue metastasis of intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma: a case report and literature review by Siwen Liu, Xiaohui Sun, Yu Liu, Ning Shi, Xiaoli Zhang, Yuechao Yu

“…We report a 69-year-old woman with right upper abdominal pain who underwent a plain and enhanced CT scan of the upper abdomen, which revealed an intrahepatic space-occupying lesion, as well as subcutaneous and peritoneal nodules in the abdomen. To further evaluate the presence of other metastases, an 18F-FDG PET/CT scan was performed, which showed abnormal FDG uptake in the liver, peritoneum, left upper femur, right breast, subcutaneous tissues of the thoracic and abdominal regions, and skeletal muscle, while the corresponding CT densities of part of the skeletal muscle and the left upper femur did not show any significant abnormality. …”
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Laparotomy for Advanced Abdominal Ectopic Pregnancy by Dereje Tegene, Sultan Nesha, Befikadu Gizaw, Tadele Befikadu

“…Laparotomy was done to deliver a 2000 gm female stillborn with GIII maceration from the peritoneal cavity. Placenta was removed after releasing adhesion from the bowel and omentum. …”
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Case report: Intra-abdominal inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor with mucinous features: a case of rapid recurrence and dissemination post-surgery by Xingchen Li, Jie Li, Chunxiao Liang, Qing Zou

“…Upon admission, an abdominal CT scan revealed a large cystic-solid mass in the abdominal cavity and multiple nodules in the mesentery, omentum, and peritoneum, suggesting a preliminary diagnosis of an intra-abdominal mesenchymal tumor with peritoneal metastasis. The patient underwent tumor resection, and postoperative pathology confirmed it to be an IMT rich in mucin, with a Ki-67 proliferation index of 50%. …”
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