Peritoneum:

Terms Related to Peritoneum

• Mesentery

  A layer of the peritoneum which attaches the abdominal viscera to the abdominal wall and conveys their blood vessels and nerves.

• Mesosigmoid

  The fold of peritoneum by which the colon is attached to the posterior abdominal wall.

• Omentum

  A fold of peritoneum extending from the stomach to adjacent organs in the abdominal cavity. (Dorland, 28th ed)

• Cecostomy

  Surgical construction of an opening into the cecum with a tube through the abdominal wall (tube cecostomy) or by skin level approach, in which the ...

• Mesothelial Neoplasm

  Neoplasms composed of tissue of the mesothelium, the layer of flat cells, derived from the mesoderm, which lines the body cavity of the embryo. In ...

• Tube Cecostomy

  Surgical construction of an opening into the cecum with a tube through the abdominal wall (tube cecostomy) or by skin level approach, in which the ...