"The prognosis was so poor that the hospital called in grief counsellors to speak with my family and help prepare them." ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Many patients saw peritoneal dialysis as beneficial vs. in-center treatment, but they also cited some drawbacks.

We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact customerservice@slackinc.com. Back to Healio A 67-year-old man in relatively good ...

What do the Kidneys do? The kidneys work as a filtering unit for the blood in our bodies and help in excreting waste products from the blood stream. The kidney filters out waste products from the ...

PATIENTS undergoing peritoneal dialysis frequently require antibiotic therapy for intraperitoneal and systemic infections. Since information concerning transperitoneal movement of antibiotics is ...

Hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) provides an important treatment option that can improve survival for some patients with advanced peritoneal cancer. Managing this disease — and ...

A Q&A with Michael Foote, MD, MSK Gastrointestinal Medical Oncologist and member of the Peritoneal Surface Malignancies Consortium Group The Peritoneal Surface Malignancies Consortium Group (PSM ...

Mesothelioma can start in the layers of tissue that cover the organs in the tummy (abdomen). This is called peritoneal mesothelioma. Some people can have surgery to try to remove the mesothelioma. It ...

Mesotheliomas are rare neoplasms arising from mesothelial cells that cover the peritoneum, pleura, pericardium, and tunica vaginalis. 1 We present the case of a 62-year-old woman with primary ...