An otherwise healthy 59-year-old man with radiographically resectable adenocarcinoma of the stomach was found to have minimal peritoneal implants on laparoscopy. A palliative resection was performed.

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This patient presented with a moderately differentiated adenocarcinoma of the sigmoid colon, and was found to have intra-abdominal dissemination at the time of surgical resection. Tumor nodules in the ...

In addition to peritoneal implant type, lymph node status was assessed, and although lymph nodes were found to be positive in 21% to 29% of patients, 9, 11 - 13 the recurrence and survival rates for ...

As blood in the peritoneal capillaries comes into contact with dialysate in the peritoneal cavity, solutes in the blood diffuse into the dialysate. The osmotic gradient created by glucose in the ...

Pseudomyxoma peritonei (PMP) is a condition characterized by the accumulation of mucinous material in the peritoneal cavity (gelatinous ascites). Several theories have been proposed to explain the ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A 73-year-old woman presented with complaints of ongoing weight loss and intermittent abdominal discomfort. CT ...