Abdominal-cavity Sentence Examples

Intraperitoneal (IP) chemotherapy is administered into the abdominal cavity through a catheter or port.

In most cases, the incarcerated hernias are corrected manually rather than surgically by pushing the incarcerated bowel back up into the abdominal cavity.

This occurs inside the body when the diaphragm, the large muscle that separates the abdominal cavity from the chest cavity, fails to develop fully.

Therefore, it is recommended that older infants and children with Edwards' syndrome have a routine ultrasound of the abdominal cavity.

This condition, called appendicitis, can rapidly evolve into a life-threatening or fatal infection of the abdominal cavity (peritonitis) if not treated immediately.

Once the appendix is perforated, bacteria-filled fluid is released into the abdominal cavity and peritonitis then develops.

A shunt is a tube connecting the ventricles of the brain to an alternative drainage site, usually the abdominal cavity.

Red blood cells injected into the baby's abdominal cavity are absorbed into its bloodstream.

The ectopic pregnancy is possible because the medical team placed the placenta and embryo into the man's abdominal cavity.

Abdominal pain can be caused by a miscarriage, but it can also be caused by any number of changes within the abdominal cavity.

Obesity In people who are overweight, the fat in their abdominal cavity exerts more pressure on the stomach.

Indeed surgically creating adhesions between adjacent viscera is an excellent technique to prevent leakage into the abdominal cavity from defects.

Diaphragm-The thin layer of muscle that separates the chest cavity containing the lungs and heart from the abdominal cavity containing the intestines and digestive organs.

A serosa is a serous (fluid-producing) membrane that can be found inside the abdominal cavity (peritoneum), around the lungs (pleura), around the heart (pericardium), and inside the joints (synovium).

However, if the defect is large, it may be difficult to fit all the organs into the small abdominal cavity.