Peritoneal dialysis is a type of treatment that utilizes an individual's peritoneum or abdominal lining and a special fluid ...

Peritoneal carcinomatosis is a rare form of cancer affecting the peritoneum, the thin membrane surrounding your abdominal organs. Finding out that you or a loved one has it can be tough ...

Having a low hemoglobin level or a high erythropoiesis-stimulating agent (ESA) resistance index (ERI) is associated with faster decline in residual kidney function in patients undergoing peritoneal ...

More information: Silvi Shah et al, Cardiovascular Outcomes in Patients on Home Hemodialysis and Peritoneal Dialysis, ...

Ovarian cancer starts in one or both ovaries, or in the fallopian tubes, or in the abdominal lining called the peritoneum. Women between the ages of 55 and 63 are most likely to get ovarian cancer.