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Frequency. >50% of people with cirrhosis [ 4] Ascites ( / əˈsaɪtiz /; [ 5] Greek: ἀσκός, romanized : askos, meaning "bag" or "sac" [ 6]) is the abnormal build-up of fluid in the abdomen. [ 1] Technically, it is more than 25 ml of fluid in the peritoneal cavity, although volumes greater than one liter may occur. [ 4]
Peritoneal fluid is a serous fluid made by the peritoneum in the abdominal cavity which lubricates the surface of tissue that lines the abdominal wall and pelvic cavity. It covers most of the organs in the abdomen. An increased volume of peritoneal fluid is called ascites . Sampling of peritoneal fluid is generally performed by paracentesis .
In supine patients, infected fluid from the right iliac fossa may ascend in the paracolic gutter to enter the lesser sac. In patients nursed in a sitting position, fluid from the stomach, duodenum, or gallbladder may run down the paracolic gutter to collect in the right iliac fossa or pelvis. This may mimic acute appendicitis or form a pelvic ...
Peritoneal recesses (or peritoneal gutters) are the spaces formed by peritoneum draping over viscera. [1] The term refers mainly to four spaces in the abdominal cavity; the two paracolic gutters and the two paramesenteric gutters. There are other smaller recesses including those around the duodenojejunal flexure, cecum, and the sigmoid colon.
Pelvic inflammatory disease, also known as pelvic inflammatory disorder ( PID ), is an infection of the upper part of the female reproductive system, namely the uterus, fallopian tubes, and ovaries, and inside of the pelvis. [5] [2] Often, there may be no symptoms. [1] Signs and symptoms, when present, may include lower abdominal pain, vaginal ...
Pneumoperitoneum is pneumatosis (abnormal presence of air or other gas) in the peritoneal cavity, a potential space within the abdominal cavity.The most common cause is a perforated abdominal organ, generally from a perforated peptic ulcer, although any part of the bowel may perforate from a benign ulcer, tumor or abdominal trauma.
Peritoneum. The peritoneum is the serous membrane forming the lining of the abdominal cavity or coelom in amniotes and some invertebrates, such as annelids. It covers most of the intra-abdominal (or coelomic) organs, and is composed of a layer of mesothelium supported by a thin layer of connective tissue.
TA2. 3699. FMA. 12267. Anatomical terminology. [ edit on Wikidata] The abdominopelvic cavity is a body cavity that consists of the abdominal cavity and the pelvic cavity. [ 1] The upper portion is the abdominal cavity, and it contains the stomach, liver, pancreas, spleen, gallbladder, kidneys, small intestine, and most of the large intestine.