"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,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
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 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 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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Intraperitoneal bladder rupture in a young child with vascular Ehlers-Danlos syndrome. Am J Med Genet A. 2021 03; 185(3):841-844.
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Early Adaptation of Colorectal Cancer Cells to the Peritoneal Cavity Is Associated with Activation of "Stemness" Programs and Local Inflammation. Clin Cancer Res. 2021 02 15; 27(4):1119-1130.
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Fluid deficit calculation at hysteroscopy: could consideration of intraperitoneal fluid accumulation add insight to safety limits? Minerva Ginecol. 2020 Dec; 72(6):420-424.
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Intraperitoneal Drainage and Pancreatic Resection. Adv Surg. 2018 09; 52(1):205-222.
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Prognosis in primary effusion lymphoma is associated with the number of body cavities involved. Leuk Lymphoma. 2012 Dec; 53(12):2378-82.
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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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Omental flap transposition with intra-abdominal relocation for LVAD pump-pocket infection. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2011 Dec; 30(12):1421-2.
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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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Pancreatic resection without routine intraperitoneal drainage. HPB (Oxford). 2011 Jul; 13(7):503-10.