Peritoneal Disease:

Terms Related to Peritoneal Disease

• Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis

  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 ...

• Peritoneal Effusion

  The serous fluid which accumulates in the peritoneal cavity in ascites.

• Peritoneal Lavage

  Washing out of the peritoneal cavity. The procedure is a diagnostic as well as a therapeutic technique following abdominal trauma or inflammation.

• Peritoneal Dialysis

  Dialysis fluid being introduced into and removed from the peritoneal cavity as either a continuous or an intermittent procedure.

• Peritoneal Fluid

  The serous fluid which accumulates in the peritoneal cavity in ascites.