"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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Below are the most recent publications written about "Peritoneal Lavage" by people in Profiles.
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Laparoscopic repair of perforated duodenal ulcer by Graham omentopexy. J Okla State Med Assoc. 1993 Aug; 86(8):383-4.
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Peritoneal washing cytology in cervical carcinoma. Analysis of 109 patients. Acta Cytol. 1990 Sep-Oct; 34(5):645-51.
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Cytohistologic correlation of peritoneal washing cytology in gynecologic disease. Acta Cytol. 1989 May-Jun; 33(3):327-36.
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Cytologic findings in peritoneal washings associated with benign gynecologic disease. Acta Cytol. 1988 Mar-Apr; 32(2):139-47.