EDITORIAL SYNOPSIS The urinary excretion of phenol red was measured over a four-hour period following the administration of a dose of the dye by mouth, by enema, and by intraperitoneal injection. The authors used this as a test of absorption from the small intestine, colon, and peritoneum respectively. Absorption from all three sites was impaired in cirrhotics in proportion to the severity of t...

Aim To establish a new Japanese classification of synchronous peritoneal metastases from colorectal cancer. Methods This multi-institutional, prospective, observational study enrolled patients who underwent surgery for cancer with metastases. Overall survival rates were compared according to the various models using objective indicators. Each model was evaluated by Akaike's information criterio...

Peritonitis signifies inflammation of peritoneum, whose cause is not specific. It can be regarded as local equivalent systemic inflammatory response which seen after any trigger and referred to syndrome (SIRS). takes place together with many, complex pathophysiological changes on cellular level.

Alpha-hemolysin (Hly) is a common exotoxin produced by Escherichia coli that enhances virulence in a number of clinical infections. The addition of hemolysin production to laboratory bacterial strains is known to increase the lethality of E. coli peritonitis. However, the mechanisms involved have not been determined and the contribution of hemolysin to the alterations in the host intraperitonea...