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Infections > Intraabdominal Infections > Peritonitis
Digestive System Diseases > Peritoneal Diseases > Peritonitis

Preferred term

Peritonitis  

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  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Peritonitis, Primary
  • Peritonitis, Secondary
  • Primary Peritonitis
  • Secondary Peritonitis

Scope note

  • INFLAMMATION of the PERITONEUM lining the ABDOMINAL CAVITY as the result of infectious, autoimmune, or chemical processes. Primary peritonitis is due to infection of the PERITONEAL CAVITY via hematogenous or lymphatic spread and without intra-abdominal source. Secondary peritonitis arises from the ABDOMINAL CAVITY itself through RUPTURE or ABSCESS of intra-abdominal organs.

In other languages

  • vatsakalvotulehdus

    Finnish

  • määrittämätön vatsakalvotulehdus
  • peritoniitti
  • peritonitis
  • vatsakalvon tulehdus
  • vatsakalvontulehdus
  • Bukhinneinflammation

    Swedish

  • Peritonit
  • Primär peritonit
  • Sekundär peritonit

URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D010538

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