Distribution of fluid within the peritoneal cavity: A cadaveric study

Clinical Anatomy

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 443-445

  Mahmud, Tahir ^a   Arastu, M ^a   Ellis, H ^a  

^a Guy's King's and St Thomas's School of Biomedical Science ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adhesions adhesiolysis; Cadavers; Fluid distribution; Infracolic compartment; Pelvic cavity; Phrenicocolic ligament; Supracolic compartment

Indexed keywords

INFUSION FLUID; WATER;

ABDOMINAL DISEASE; ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ADHESIOLYSIS; AGED; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; CADAVER; FEMALE; FLUID DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; INCISION; INFRACOLIC COMPARTMENT; LAPAROTOMY; LIGAMENT; LIQUID; LYSIS; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PARACOLIC GUTTER; PELVIS; PERITONEAL CAVITY; PERITONEAL FLUID; PERITONEUM; PERITONEUM ADHESION; PHRENOCOLIC LIGAMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBHEPATIC RECESS; SUBPHRENIC SPACE; SUPRACOLIC COMPARTMENT; VOLUMETRY;

ADHESIONS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ASCITES; ASCITIC FLUID; BODY FLUID COMPARTMENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIGAMENTS; MALE; PERITONEAL CAVITY; PERITONEUM;

EID: 24644484738     PISSN: 08973806     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ca.20134     Document Type: Article

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