"Abdominal 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 region in the abdomen extending from the thoracic DIAPHRAGM to the plane of the superior pelvic aperture (pelvic inlet). The abdominal cavity contains the PERITONEUM and abdominal VISCERA, as well as the extraperitoneal space which includes the RETROPERITONEAL SPACE.
| Descriptor ID |
D034841
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A01.923.047.025
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| Concept/Terms |
Abdominal Cavity- Abdominal Cavity
- Abdominal Cavities
- Cavities, Abdominal
- Cavity, Abdominal
- Cavitas abdominis
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Abdominal Cavity" by people in Profiles.
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Minimally Invasive Surgery in Pregnancy. Clin Obstet Gynecol. 2020 06; 63(2):379-391.
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Duodenal and liver lesions in an adult with generalised weakness. Gut. 2020 09; 69(9):1-2.
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Predictors of relaparotomy after nontrauma emergency general surgery with initial fascial closure. Am J Surg. 2011 Nov; 202(5):549-52.
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Scatter kernel estimation with an edge-spread function method for cone-beam computed tomography imaging. Phys Med Biol. 2008 Dec 07; 53(23):6729-48.
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Intra-abdominal pectus bar migration--a rare clinical entity: case report. J Cardiothorac Surg. 2008 Jul 03; 3:39.