"Peritoneal Lavage" 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.
Washing out of the peritoneal cavity. The procedure is a diagnostic as well as a therapeutic technique following abdominal trauma or inflammation.
| Descriptor ID |
D010533
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E05.927.705
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| Concept/Terms |
Peritoneal Lavage- Peritoneal Lavage
- Peritoneal Irrigation
- Lavage, Peritoneal
- Lavages, Peritoneal
- Peritoneal Lavages
- Irrigation, Peritoneal
- Irrigations, Peritoneal
- Peritoneal Irrigations
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2017 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Peritoneal Lavage" by people in Profiles.
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COVID-19 not detected in peritoneal fluid: a case of laparoscopic appendicectomy for acute appendicitis in a COVID-19-infected patient. Langenbecks Arch Surg. 2020 May; 405(3):353-355.
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Combination of Surgery With Extensive Intraoperative Peritoneal Lavage for Patients With Advanced Gastric Cancer. JAMA Surg. 2019 12 01; 154(12):1163-1164.
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Prognostic significance of peritoneal lavage cytology in staging gastric cancer: systematic review and meta-analysis. Gastric Cancer. 2018 Jan; 21(1):10-18.
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Short and Long-Term Stoma Rate in Laparoscopic Lavage Versus Resection in Perforated Diverticulitis: Different Outcomes, Same Results? J Gastrointest Surg. 2017 10; 21(10):1752-1753.
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Endovascular rewarming in the emergency department for moderate to severe accidental hypothermia. Am J Emerg Med. 2017 Nov; 35(11):1624-1629.