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Peritonitis

"Peritonitis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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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.


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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Peritonitis" by people in this website by year, and whether "Peritonitis" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
Bar chart showing 15 publications over 11 distinct years, with a maximum of 3 publications in 1998 and 2012
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