Gender disparities in the National Institutes of Health funding for gastrointestinal oncology. Evaluating novel therapies and circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) as a marker of response in curatively ...

Peritoneal carcinomatosis is a rare form of cancer affecting the peritoneum, the thin membrane surrounding your abdominal organs. Finding out that you or a loved one has it can be tough, and ...

Peritonitis is a condition of the peritoneum that typically occurs following a bacterial infection. The perioneum is the moist tissue around the inside of the stomach wall. Peritonitis is a serious ...

We previously published the largest series in the literature of 2687 patients who underwent alternative reservoir placement. 27 In our single-surgeon study, posterior to transversalis fascia (PTF) IPP ...

Peritonitis is inflammation of the peritoneum, the tissue that lines the inner wall of your abdomen and covers and supports most of your abdominal organs. Peritonitis is usually caused by infection ...

Tuberculous peritonitis is a bacterial infection that affects the peritoneum. It commonly causes abdominal pain and fever, but symptoms may also include weight loss, tiredness, and a loss of appetite.

Unfortunately, complete staging is only performed in 50% or fewer patients, even though the pelvic peritoneum and abdominal peritoneum are involved in 58% and 48% of patients, respectively. 2, 15 - 18 ...

An inguinal hernia is a lump in the groin region, caused by the protrusion of the abdominal cavity fat or intestine, along with its peritoneal covering, and associated fluid, through the abdominal ...

Rebound tenderness refers to pain that occurs immediately after pressure is released from the abdomen. It may be a sign of peritonitis, which requires medical treatment. Rebound tenderness is ...

Peritonitis is inflammation of the tissue that covers your inner abdominal wall and the organs in your abdomen. Peritonitis is inflammation of the peritoneum, the thin layer of tissue covering the ...