Explore the benefits of peritoneal dialysis (PD) as a home-based treatment for kidney failure, offering flexibility and ...

In peritoneal cancer, cancer cells grow within the serous membrane, a component of the peritoneal cavity. There are two main types of peritoneal cancer: primary and secondary. Primary peritoneal ...

The organs of the abdominal cavity (stomach, intestine, pancreas, liver, kidney, gallbladder, etc.) are surrounded and supported [held in place] by a 2-layer membrane called the peritoneum. The ...

A Q&A with Michael Foote, MD, MSK Gastrointestinal Medical Oncologist and member of the Peritoneal Surface Malignancies Consortium Group The Peritoneal Surface Malignancies Consortium Group (PSM ...

New study and promising results from the first clinical trial in patients provide novel insights and new hope for one of the deadliest of cancers. Gastric cancer remains a formidable adversary, ...

Peritoneal endometriosis occurs when endometrial-like tissue develops along the lining of your abdominal cavity. Endometriosis is a condition in which uterine-like cells are found in other areas of ...

PPC is a type of cancer that starts in the peritoneal cavity in the abdomen, rather than cancer that has developed elsewhere in the body and spread to the peritoneum. Cancer that has started elsewhere ...