"Peritoneal Cavity" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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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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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Peritoneal Cavity" by people in Profiles.
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Peritoneal washing cytology in patients with BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutations undergoing risk-reducing salpingo-oophorectomies: a 10-year experience and reappraisal of its clinical utility. Gynecol Oncol. 2012 Jun; 125(3):683-6.
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Passive peritoneal drainage improves fluid balance after surgery for congenital heart disease. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2012 Feb; 41(2):256-60.
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Sensitization with anti-inflammatory BmAFI of Brugia malayi allows L3 development in the hostile peritoneal cavity of Mastomys coucha. Acta Trop. 2011 Dec; 120(3):191-205.
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Ventral extradural spinal meningeal cyst causing cord compression: neurosurgical treatment. Arq Neuropsiquiatr. 2005 Sep; 63(3B):855-8.
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The histologic subtype of ovarian tumors affects the detection rate by pelvic washings. Cancer. 2004 Jun 25; 102(3):150-6.
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Peritoneal coccidioidomycosis: a potential CT mimic of peritoneal malignancy. Abdom Imaging. 2004 Jul-Aug; 29(4):505-6.
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Electron and light microscopy of neutrophil responses in mice vaccinated and challenged with third-stage infective hookworm (Ancylostoma caninum) larvae. Parasitol Int. 2001 Nov; 50(4):241-8.
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Cationic liposome-mediated E1A gene transfer to human breast and ovarian cancer cells and its biologic effects: a phase I clinical trial. J Clin Oncol. 2001 Jul 15; 19(14):3422-33.
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K-ras mutations in M?llerian inclusion cysts associated with serous borderline tumors of the ovary. Gynecol Oncol. 2001 Feb; 80(2):201-6.
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RT-PCR quantitation of cytokine responses in vivo from specimens containing small numbers of cells during bioimmunotherapy. J Immunol Methods. 1998 Oct 01; 219(1-2):169-79.