peritoneal cavity

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Noun1.peritoneal cavity - the interior of the peritoneum; a potential space between layers of the peritoneum
bodily cavity, cavum, cavity - (anatomy) a natural hollow or sinus within the body
bursa omentalis, lesser peritoneal cavity, omental bursa - an isolated part of the peritoneal cavity that is dorsal to the stomach
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Herniation of duodenum into the right ventral hepatic peritoneal cavity with groove formation at the ventral hepatic surface in a 2-week-old chicken.
Insufflator was attached to cannula and a thorough inspection of the peritoneal cavity was made.
Their topics are physical principles and instrumentation; ultrasound artifacts; brain; head and neck; chest; breast; liver; gallbladder and biliary tract; spleen and peritoneal cavity; gastrointestinal tract; urinary tract; adrenal glands, pancreas, and other retroperitoneal structures; female pelvis; male genital tract; musculoskeletal system and vascular imaging; spinal ultrasonography; and ultrasound-guided interventional procedures.
At autopsy, the pathologist concluded that the cause of death was "[c]omplications of hemoperitoneum (blood in the peritoneal cavity) following a recent liver biopsy procedure in a patient with liver cirrhosis." He noted a capsular tear of 1.1 cm in length with varied depths of 0.3 to 1.2 cm in the anterior, right liver.
When the sac was dissected, a connection between the cystic mass and peritoneal cavity through the femoral canal via a wide torsioned neck was observed (Figure 2).
Direct trans-serosal spread of tumors growing through the bowel and into the peritoneal cavity is generally considered to be a major pathway for intra-peritoneal dissemination of disease.
A narrow connection between the peritoneal cavity of the autosite and a rudimentary peritoneal cavity of the parasite was found.
The gel was distributed on the entire intestine and in the peritoneal cavity either via a bladder syringe or poured directly from the kidney dish.
Such infections produce peritonitis by transmural translocation of the bacteria into the peritoneal cavity [5].
Disseminated peritoneal leiomyomatosis (DPL) is a benign rare entity characterized by the presence of innumerable smooth muscle nodules disseminated throughout the peritoneal cavity. (1) Wilson and Peale first described DPL in 1952.
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