A Rare Culprit of Spontaneous Abortion, Latent Tuberculosis Complicated by Disseminated Peritoneal TB by Christoph Sossou, Chaitanya Pal, Jose R. Bustillo

“…This is a case of a 38-year-old female with latent TB complicated by disseminated peritoneal TB with associated spontaneous abortion, who was initially thought to have an ovarian neoplasm, prompting extensive workup. …”
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GLIM criteria for definition of malnutrition in peritoneal dialysis: a new aspect of nutritional assessment by Dao Wang, Jun Yin, Wen Liao, Xiaoran Feng, Fengping Zhang

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Researching the effects of methylprednisoione (mp) and dimethyl sulphoxide (dmso) on the prevention of peritoneal adhesions in rabbits by Fahrettin Alkan, Yılmaz Koç, İlhami Çelik, Muharrem Erol, M.Faruk Aydın

“…Six- eight longitudinal incision were made on the left peritoneal surface. Area that 1x2cm, was excised from, the right peritoneal surface. …”
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Prognosis and factors related to severe secondary hyperparathyroidism in long-term peritoneal dialysis patients by Yanmei Li, Xiaonan Feng, Na Chen, Shuhua Song, Min Yu, Yan Wang, Hongxia Zhang, Li Wang, Menghua Chen, Na Tian

Subjects: “…Peritoneal dialysis…”
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Significance of Heparin-Binding Protein and D-dimers in the Early Diagnosis of Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis by Tomasz Mikuła, Mariusz Sapuła, Joanna Jabłońska, Joanna Kozłowska, Wojciech Stańczak, Dagny Krankowska, Alicja Wiercińska-Drapało

“…Ascites and spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) are among the most important complications of decompensated liver cirrhosis. …”
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Prognostic significance of right subdiaphragmatic washing cytology in patients with endometrial cancer by Takanori Yokoyama, Shinichi Okame, Mika Okazawa-Sakai, Etsuko Fujimoto, Yumi Hibino, Norihiro Teramoto, Kazuhiro Takehara

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Utility of Ascitic Fluid Adenosine Deaminase Levels in the Diagnosis of Tuberculous Peritonitis in General Medical Practice by Ayako Kumabe, Shuji Hatakeyama, Naoki Kanda, Yu Yamamoto, Masami Matsumura

“…Background. Tuberculous peritonitis is difficult to diagnose due to its varying clinical features, in addition to the low yield on bacterial culture or polymerase chain reaction using ascitic fluid samples. …”
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Aspirin Modulates Innate Inflammatory Response and Inhibits the Entry of Trypanosoma cruzi in Mouse Peritoneal Macrophages by Aparecida Donizette Malvezi, Rosiane Valeriano da Silva, Carolina Panis, Lucy Megumi Yamauchi, Maria Isabel Lovo-Martins, Nagela Ghabdan Zanluqui, Vera Lúcia Hideko Tatakihara, Luiz Vicente Rizzo, Waldiceu A. Verri, Marli Cardoso Martins-Pinge, Sueli Fumie Yamada-Ogatta, Phileno Pinge-Filho

“…Pharmacological antagonist for COX-1, aspirin (ASA), caused marked inhibition of T. cruzi infection when peritoneal macrophages were pretreated with ASA for 30 min at 37°C before inoculation. …”
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The effect of pressurized intraperitoneal aerosolized chemotherapy on the surgical treatment outcomes of ovarian cancer with peritoneal carcinomatosis by A. S. Dzasochov, A. A. Kostin, V. L. Astashov, A. B. Turiev, A. D. Uskov, M. A. Andreeva

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Clinical implications of DNA ploidy, stroma, and nucleotyping in predicting peritoneal metastasis risk for gastric cancer by Jingwen Yuan, Yue Jiang, Fangfang Chen, Tian Li, Zhi Zeng, Shasha Ruan, Junfeng Yan, Jiatong Lu, Qiang Li, Jingping Yuan, Qiang Tong

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Machine learning model and nomogram to predict the risk of heart failure hospitalization in peritoneal dialysis patients by Liping Xu, Fang Cao, Lian Wang, Weihua Liu, Meizhu Gao, Li Zhang, Fuyuan Hong, Miao Lin

Subjects: “…Peritoneal dialysis…”
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A Rare Case of Metastatic Primary Peritoneal Ependymoma: A Case Report and Literature Review by Ben Man Fei Cheung, Johnny Kin Sang Lau, Anthony W. I. Lo, Mai-Yee Luk, Kwok Keung Yuen

“…Background. Primary peritoneal ependymoma is an exceedingly rare tumour with only four cases reported in the literature. …”
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Erratum to “Generalized Peritonitis Secondary to Spontaneous Perforation of Pyometra in a 63-Year-Old Patient” by Ahmed Abu-Zaid, Osama AlOmar, Ahmed Nazer, Ayman Azzam, Zainab Abudan, Ismail A. Al-Badawi

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Albumin-to-Fibrinogen Ratio Independently Predicts 28-Day Mortality in Patients with Peritonitis-Induced Sepsis by Huiyu Tai, Zhiyun Zhu, Haifeng Mei, Wenbin Sun, Wei Zhang

“…This study is aimed at investigating whether albumin-to-fibrinogen ratio (AFR) could independently predict the prognosis in patients with peritonitis-induced sepsis. Methods. A total of 246 eligible patients who were scheduled to undergo surgical treatment for peritonitis-induced sepsis were enrolled in this study. …”
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Elevation of Platelet and Monocyte Activity Markers of Atherosclerosis in Haemodialysis Patients Compared to Peritoneal Dialysis Patients by Ksenija Stach, Susanne Karb, Ibrahim Akin, Martin Borggrefe, Bernhard Krämer, Thorsten Kälsch, Anna-Isabelle Kälsch

“…Platelet and monocyte activity markers play an important role in cardiovascular mortality and were assessed and related to dialysis quality criteria in haemodialysis (HD) and peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients. Methods. For this prospective comparative study, HD patients (n=41) and PD patients (n=10) were included. …”
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INTRAPERITONEAL AEROSOL CHEMOTHERAPY UNDER PRESSURE (IACUP) – AN INNOVATIVE METHOD OF TREATMENT OF PATIENTS WITH PERITONEAL CARCINOMATOSIS by A. D. Kaprin, V. M. Khomyakov, A. B. Ryabov, L. V. Bolotina, A. V. Ivanov, A. B. Utkina, V. V. Cheremisov, I. V. Kolobaev, A. V. Chaika, D. D. Sobolev, L. A. Koroleva

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Adjuvant Bidirectional Chemotherapy with Intraperitoneal Pemetrexed Combined with Intravenous Cisplatin for Diffuse Malignant Peritoneal Mesothelioma by Lana Bijelic, O. Anthony Stuart, Paul Sugarbaker

“…Cytoreductive surgery (CRS) with heated intraoperative intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) has emerged as optimal treatment for diffuse malignant peritoneal mesothelioma (DMPM) showing median survivals of 36–92 months. …”
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Anti-Inflammatory Effects of Cerium Dioxide Nanoparticles on Peritonitis in Rats Induced by Staphylococcus epidermidis Infection by Yan Li, Hongmei Sun, Zhiqi Yin, Xuexi Guo, Jun Yan

“…To investigate the effects of cerium dioxide (CeO2) nanoparticles on the inflammatory response of peritonitis rats induced by Staphylococcus epidermidis infection. …”
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The Use of Antibiotics for the Prophylaxis of Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis: A Retrospective Review and Quality Improvement Study by Ariana Tagliaferri, Nida Ansari, Gabriel Melki, Yana Cavanagh

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Perspectives of pressurized intraperitoneal aerosol chemotherapy in terms of primary ovarian cancer with peritoneal carcinomatosis treatment by A. S. Dzasokhov, A. A. Kostin, V. L. Astashov, A. V. Turiev, A. D. Uskov

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