OBJECTIVE This study reviews relevant publications on the peritoneal vasculature and tries to establish morphological-functional relationships. DESIGN The design is a review article. RESULTS Recent morphological studies in peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients have shown the presence of diabetiform neoangiogenesis in long-term peritoneal dialysis. The same abnormalities could be induced in rats...

BACKGROUND In modern obstetrics caesarean sections are commonly used and in all caesarean sections either peritoneal closure is done or not. This cases series was conducted to record outcomes in our setup. METHODS Cases of caesarean sections were followed for adhesions and non-adhesions in peritoneal closure and non-closure cases from 1't January to December 2011 at DHQ Hospital Haripur. In n...

Thirty-eight patients undergoing elective abdominal surgery were given 3.0 g ticarcillin plus 0.2 g clavulanic acid as a single intravenous injection at varying times prior to the operation. Sterile assay discs were placed on the peritoneal surface in order to measure peritoneal fluid levels of each agent. Simultaneous serum levels were also measured. A total of 38 serum and peritoneal samples ...

The benefits of long-term peritoneal dialysis (PD) in patients with end-stage renal failure are short-lived due to structural and functional changes in the peritoneal membrane. In this report, we provide evidence for the in vitro and in vivo participation of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS) in the signaling pathway leading to peritoneal fibrosis during PD. Exposure to high-glucos...

We investigated the Ubiquitin-Proteasome System (UPS), major nonlysosomal intracellular protein degradation system, in the genesis of experimental postsurgical peritoneal adhesions. We assayed the levels of UPS within the adhered tissue along with the development of peritoneal adhesions and used the specific UPS inhibitor bortezomib in order to assess the effect of the UPS blockade on the perit...

Background. Postoperative peritoneal adhesions (PPAs) are an unsolved and serious problem in abdominal surgery. Method. Viscous liquids of soybean oil, octyl methoxycinnamate, flax oil, aloe vera gel, and glycerol were used in five experiments, using the same methodology for each. Liquids were applied in the peritoneal cavity before and after mechanical peritoneal trauma. Results were evaluated...

BACKGROUND Hyaluronan (HA) is a major component of interstitial tissue that participates in fluid homeostasis, response to inflammation, and wound healing. Previous studies have shown that intraperitoneal administration of HA can affect peritoneal fluid transport during short peritoneal dialysis exchanges in anesthetized rats. We sought to investigate the effect of high molecular weight HA on p...

BACKGROUND Peritoneal dissemination of gastric cancer is still a dismal disease and has extremely poor prognosis even with systemic intensive chemotherapy. However, intraperitoneal chemotherapy using paclitaxel has recently shown good results. In order to perform optimal intraperitoneal chemotherapy, laparoscopic examination is necessary to assess the condition of peritoneal disseminated lesion...

BACKGROUND Long-term peritoneal dialysis (PD) leads to peritoneal injury with high solute transport of the peritoneal membrane. At worst, peritoneal injury leads to encapsulating peritoneal sclerosis with an extremely high mortality rate. To perform PD safely and adequately, it is necessary to monitor peritoneal injury. The aim of this study was to investigate the potential of matrix metallopro...

a case of papillary mesothelioma peritoneum in a 30 year old man is reported and the question of mesothelioma discussed