Peritoneal adhesions represent an important clinical challenge in gastrointestinal surgery. Peritoneal adhesions are a consequence of peritoneal irritation by infection or surgical trauma, and may be considered as the pathological part of healing following any peritoneal injury, particularly due to abdominal surgery. The balance between fibrin deposition and degradation is critical in determini...

Heparin is routinely administered in postoperative abdominal surgery aiming to prevent adhesions formation; however, there is no consensus indicating its effectiveness. This study evaluated the effect of heparin on peritoneal reactivity after abdominal surgery, through the association between peritoneal fluid features and ultrasonographic and laparoscopic examination. Ten adult horses were used...

in our experimental study, 48 rats were divided into six groups in a randomized manner: a (1-3) and b (1-3) groups. a1 and b1 were negative controls. laparotomy was performed and peritoneal inflammation on exposed bowel and peritoneum in a (1-3) and experimental infection induced in peritoneal cavity of b (1-3). each rat of a2 and b2 received 100 iu intraperitoneal standard heparin and each rat...

Objective(s): Abdominal adhesions are one of the most important problems, occurring after intra-abdominal surgery in more than 90% of cases. This condition is the leading cause of bowel obstruction, infertility, and abdominal/pelvic pain. Gold nanoparticles (GNPs) have been shown to be non-toxic and exhibit anti-inflammatory, anti-angiogenic and antioxidant activities. The purpose of this study...

Infection is quite common in patients with CKD. Hemodialysis necessitates repeated access to the vascular system via an intravenous catheter or a permanent arterio-venous (AV) fistula, resulting frequent episodes of bacteremia (1). Peritoneal dialysis requires placement into peritoneal cavity, and kidney transplantation involves lifelong immunosuppressive therapy; thus, all renal replacement ar...

Around 5% of patients receiving renal replacement therapy in Spain are on peritoneal dialysis. Anatomical integrity of the peritoneum is essential since increased hydrostatic pressure due to peritoneal accumulation of dialysis fluid predisposes to abdominal or pelvic hernias or chest leakage via the embryonic pneumatoenteric recess.1 We report the case of a 3-year-old girl with a history of Fin...

Results: The mean urea nitrogen was 11 mg/dL in serum, 11 mg/dL in peritoneal fluid, and 469 mg/dL in urine. The mean creatinine was .9 mg/dL in serum, 1.0 mg/dL in peritoneal fluid, and 141 mg/dL in urine. Urea nitrogen and creatinine values in peritoneal fluid and serum were essentially identical. Urine urea nitrogen and creatinine values were significantly greater than serum and peritoneal v...

The peritoneum is the largest serous membrane of the body and can be exposed to several injuries that may cause abnormal findings on imaging exams. Linear peritoneal calcification is remarkably rare, usually secondary to long duration peritoneal dialysis. We report an uncommon case of extensive peritoneal calcification in a 39-year-old female without long exposure to peritoneal dialysis solutio...