 Peritoneal Cavity
"Peritoneal Cavity" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The space enclosed by the peritoneum. It is divided into two portions, the greater sac and the lesser sac or omental bursa, which lies behind the STOMACH. The two sacs are connected by the foramen of Winslow, or epiploic foramen.
| Descriptor ID |
D010529
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A01.923.047.025.600.678
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| Concept/Terms |
Lesser Sac- Lesser Sac
- Sac, Lesser
- Omental Bursa
- Bursa, Omental
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| 1987 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 1990 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1991 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1992 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1993 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1994 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Peritoneal Cavity" by people in Profiles.
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Pierro A, Eaton S, Rees CM, De Coppi P, Kiely EM, Peters MJ, Brierley J. Is there a benefit of peritoneal drainage for necrotizing enterocolitis in newborn infants? J Pediatr Surg. 2010 Nov; 45(11):2117-8.
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Barqawi AZ, Blyth B, Jordan GH, Ehrlich RM, Koyle MA. Role of laparoscopy in patients with previous negative exploration for impalpable testis. Urology. 2003 Jun; 61(6):1234-7; discussion 1237.
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Kulkarni AV, Chumas PD, Drake JM, Armstrong DC. The reliability of the "absent cistern sign" in assessing LP shunt function. Can J Neurol Sci. 1999 Feb; 26(1):40-3.
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Petray P, Rottenberg ME, Grinstein S, Orn A. Release of nitric oxide during the experimental infection with Trypanosoma cruzi. Parasite Immunol. 1994 Apr; 16(4):193-9.
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Chumas PD, Armstrong DC, Drake JM, Kulkarni AV, Hoffman HJ, Humphreys RP, Rutka JT, Hendrick EB. Tonsillar herniation: the rule rather than the exception after lumboperitoneal shunting in the pediatric population. J Neurosurg. 1993 Apr; 78(4):568-73.
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Swallow CJ, Grinstein S, Rotstein OD. Lipopolysaccharide impairs macrophage cytoplasmic pH regulation under conditions simulating the inflammatory microenvironment. J Leukoc Biol. 1992 Oct; 52(4):395-9.
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Swallow CJ, Grinstein S, Sudsbury RA, Rotstein OD. Nitric oxide derived from L-arginine impairs cytoplasmic pH regulation by vacuolar-type H+ ATPases in peritoneal macrophages. J Exp Med. 1991 Nov 01; 174(5):1009-21.
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Swallow CJ, Grinstein S, Rotstein OD. Regulation of cytoplasmic pH in resident and activated peritoneal macrophages. Biochim Biophys Acta. 1990 Feb 28; 1022(2):203-10.
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Hanning RM, Balfe JW, Zlotkin SH. Effect of amino acid containing dialysis solutions on plasma amino acid profiles in children with chronic renal failure. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 1987 Nov-Dec; 6(6):942-7.
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Rotstein OD, Houston K, Grinstein S. Control of cytoplasmic pH by Na+/H+ exchange in rat peritoneal macrophages activated with phorbol ester. FEBS Lett. 1987 May 11; 215(2):223-7.
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