Pleuroperitoneal communication complicating continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis.
2023
Shigemi Morishita
Kagoshima Seikyou General Hospital, Department of Surgery, Kagoshima city, Kagoshima, Japan. Electronic address: sitamori1957@sky.plala.or.jp.
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MeSH Term
Description
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D010531
Peritoneal Dialysis, Continuous Ambulatory
Portable peritoneal dialysis using the continuous (24 hours a day, 7 days a week) presence of peritoneal dialysis solution in the peritoneal cavity except for periods of drainage and instillation of fresh solution.
CAPD,Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis
D010994
Pleura
The thin serous membrane enveloping the lungs (LUNG) and lining the THORACIC CAVITY. Pleura consist of two layers, the inner visceral pleura lying next to the pulmonary parenchyma and the outer parietal pleura. Between the two layers is the PLEURAL CAVITY which contains a thin film of liquid.