Surgical Management of Encapsulating Peritoneal Sclerosis: A Case Report in Kidney Transplant Patient by R. Shahbazov, M. Talanian, J. L. Alejo, F. Azari, A. Agarwal, K. L. Brayman

“…Introduction. Encapsulating peritoneal sclerosis (EPS) is a clinical syndrome of progressive fibrotic change in response to prolonged, repetitive, and typically severe insult to the peritoneal mesothelium, often occurring in the setting of peritoneal dialysis (PD). …”
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Loss of LLGL1 Expression Correlates with Diffuse Gastric Cancer and Distant Peritoneal Metastases by Alexander Desuki, Frank Staib, Ines Gockel, Markus Moehler, Hauke Lang, Stefan Biesterfeld, Annett Maderer, Peter R. Galle, Martin R. Berger, Carl C. Schimanski

“…Loss of LLGL1 expression was associated with the diffuse type of gastric cancer (P=0.029) with peritoneal carcinomatosis (M1; P=0.006) and with female gender (P=0.017). …”
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Pleuroperitoneal Leak: An Unusual Cause of Acute Shortness of Breath in a Peritoneal Dialysis Patient by D. P. Ramaema, P. Mpikashe

“…Pleuroperitoneal leak is an uncommon complication of continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD), with an estimated incidence of 1.6%. …”
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Successful Treatment of Streptococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome with Both Diffuse Peritonitis and Necrotizing Fasciitis by Shuichi Sato, Masahiro Ito, Tsuyoshi Sakai, Anri Kaneta, Fumie Sato

“…Here, we report an uncommon case of STSS with both diffuse peritonitis and necrotizing fasciitis and summarize previous cases. …”
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The value of bioimpedance analysis in the assessment of hydration and nutritional status in children on chronic peritoneal dialysis by Wei Yuan, Minghui Yu, Zhiqing Zhang, Qianfan Miao, Jiaojiao Liu, Hui Zhang, Qing Zhou, Jing Chen, Yihui Zhai, Xiaoyan Fang, Hong Xu, Qian Shen

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Omental metastases in patients with pseudomyxoma peritonei or colorectal peritoneal metastases – is routine omentectomy justified? by Malin Enblad, Helgi Birgisson, Lana Ghanipour, Peter Cashin, Wilhelm Graf

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Diagnostic Value of Interferon-Gamma Release Assays Combined with Multiple Indicators for Tuberculous Peritonitis by Xidong He, Yuanxue Gao, Qi Liu, Zhifang Zhao, Wanhang Deng, Hong Yang

“…To investigate the diagnostic value of interferon-gamma release assays combined with multiple indicators for tuberculous peritonitis. Methods. Patients who were admitted to the hospital due to suspected tuberculous peritonitis were prospectively included during the 30-month study period. …”
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Transcriptional landscape and predictive potential of long noncoding RNAs in peritoneal recurrence of gastric cancer by Xiao-Xia Cai, Guo-Ming Chen, Zi-Qi Zheng, Yi-Xin Yin, Shuang Wang, Li Qiao, Xiao-Jiang Chen, Bai-Wei Zhao, Jin-Ling Duan, Cheng-Cai Liang, Ruo-Peng Zhang, Cheng-Zhi Wei, Fei-Yang Zhang, Bo-Wen Huang, Ze-Xian Liu, Zhi-Wei Zhou, Dan Xie, Mu-Yan Cai, Shu-Qiang Yuan, Yuan-Fang Li, Run-Cong Nie

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Association between physical activity and quality of life in haemodialysed and peritoneal dialyzed patients in Hungary by Enikő Király, Gergő József Szőllősi, Zoltán Jenei, István Kárpáti

“…Background Patients with end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) receiving peritoneal dialysis (PD) or haemodyalisis (PD) appear to be less physically active than healthy persons, a situation that could lead to reductions in quality of life. …”
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Successful Pregnancy in a 31-Year-Old Peritoneal Dialysis Patient with Bilateral Nephrectomy by Ahmed Abu-Zaid, Ahmed Nazer, Osama AlOmar, Ismail A. Al-Badawi

“…Herein, to the best of our knowledge, we report the first case of successful pregnancy (despite late diagnosis at 14 weeks of gestation) in a 31-year-old peritoneal dialysis patient with bilateral nephrectomy and no whatsoever preserved residual renal function. …”
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Peritoneal chemotherapy delivery systems for ovarian cancer treatment: systematic review of animal models by Marcelo Simonsen, Marcelo Simonsen, Rossana Verónica Mendoza López, Simone Maistro, Lucas Takeshi Ikeoka, Glaucia Fernanda de Lima Pereira, Ademar Benévolo Lugão, José Carlos Sadalla, Maria Lúcia Hirata Katayama, Maria Aparecida Azevedo Koike Folgueira

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Cholecystokinin Inhibits Inducible Nitric Oxide Synthase Expression by Lipopolysaccharide-Stimulated Peritoneal Macrophages by Rafael Simone Saia, Fabíola Leslie Mestriner, Giuliana Bertozi, Fernando Queiróz Cunha, Evelin Capellari Cárnio

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A Rare Cause of Ascites-Disseminated TB with Peritonitis in a Middle-Aged Female by Sahathevan Vithoosan, Ponnudurai Shanjeeban, Joseph Philip Anpalahan, Paramarajan Piranavan, Harindra Karunatilake, Ananda Jayanaga

“…Diagnostic laparoscopy was in favour of miliary TB and the peritoneal biopsy revealed granulomatous inflammation with caseous necrosis, suggestive of TB. …”
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Hyperglycemia Inhibits Complement-Mediated Immunological Control of S. aureus in a Rat Model of Peritonitis by Clifford T. Mauriello, Pamela S. Hair, Reuben D. Rohn, Nicholas S. Rister, Neel K. Krishna, Kenji M. Cunnion

“…Rats were euthanized and had peritoneal lavage at 2 or 24 hours after infection to evaluate early and late complement-mediated effects. …”
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Sero-molecular prevalence of toxoplasmosis in hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis patients in Markazi Province, Iran by Hossein Sarmadian, Mana Shojapour, Fereshteh chegeni, Mohammad Amin Tabatabaiefar, Farshid Haghverdi, Roham Sarmadian, Reza Ghasemikhah

“…Methods A total of 181 patients (168 hemodialysis and 13 peritoneal dialysis) were included in this cross-sectional study. …”
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The relationship of platelet distribution width with all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in peritoneal dialysis patients by Chunyu Lu, Shuiqin Cheng, Wenjing Fan, Zhihong Zhang, Jinquan Wang

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Increased Intra-Abdominal Pressure as One of the Links in the Pathogenesis of Secondary Diffuse Purulent Peritonitis by D. V. Cherdantsev, O. V. Ovchinnikova, Yu. G. Trofimovich, I. G. Noskov, O. V. Pervova, A. A. Kovalenko

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Sexual Effect of Platelet-to-Lymphocyte Ratio in Predicting Cardiovascular Mortality of Peritoneal Dialysis Patients by Hui Sheng, Yagui Qiu, Xi Xia, Chunyan Yi, Jianxiong Lin, Xiao Yang, Fengxian Huang

“…The study is aimed at exploring the relationship of platelet-to-lymphocyte (PLR), all-cause, and cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality in peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients based on gender. Methods. …”
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Hepatic encephalopathy and spontaneous bacterial peritonitis are associated with increased liver-related readmissions in cirrhosis by Shan Wang, Shan Wang, Lin Zhang, Jin Li, Jiajun Feng, Jie Gao, Rui Huang

Subjects: “…spontaneous bacterial peritonitis…”
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Spontaneous Rupture of Pyometra Causing Peritonitis in Elderly Female Diagnosed on Dynamic Transvaginal Ultrasound by Sharad M. Malvadkar, Madhuri S. Malvadkar, Shilpa V. Domkundwar, Shariq Mohd

“…This report is aimed at giving emphasis on the use of simple dynamic TVS for accurate diagnosis of rare spontaneous ruptured pyometra causing peritonitis.…”
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