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The mesothelium is composed by a single layer of mesothelial cells that vest the serosal cavities (pleural, peritoneal and pericardial) and internal organs of the body. The mesothelial cells have a mixed phenotype of epithelial cells and fibroblasts rendering them remarkable plasticity. Besides providing a slippery surface for the frictionless movement of internal organs, the mesothelium participates in a wide range of physiological and pathophysiological processes. Some of its functions include lung development, trans-cellular and para-cellular transport of ions and water, secretion of glycoproteins (mainly hyaluronan), secretion of cytokines and growth factors, wound healing, response to inflammatory stimuli and induction of inflammation, mesothelial to mesenchymal transition and formation of tunneling nanotubes. Many of these functions are pivotal to physiological conditions such as respiratory development, maintenance of steady volume of serosal fluids and serosal permeability, cell-to-cell communication, re-mesotheliazation of serosal membranes after mechanical (e.g. by asbestos or nanoparticles) or inflammatory injury and participation in immune responses. Deviation from the physiological threshold of these functions results in the development of serosal effusions, induction of serosal and lung fibrosis, induction of mesothelial tumorigenesis, leading thus to devastating pathologies. Treatment of pathologies like mesothelioma, pleural and peritoneal fibrosis (in cases of patients under Peritoneal Dialysis) or lung fibrosis still pose a great challenge for researchers.

Mesothelium --- Serosal Membranes --- Physiology --- Pleura --- Peritoneum --- Pericardium

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Pleura. --- Peritoneum. --- Medicine --- Clinical Medicine --- Parametrium --- Parietal Peritoneum --- Peritoneum, Parietal --- Peritoneum, Visceral --- Visceral Peritoneum --- Parametriums --- Parietal Pleura --- Visceral Pleura --- Pleura, Parietal --- Pleura, Visceral --- Pleurisy --- Clinical medicine --- Clinical medicine. --- Medicine. --- Health Workforce --- Clinical sciences --- Medical profession --- Human biology --- Life sciences --- Medical sciences --- Pathology --- Physicians --- Medicine, Clinical --- pleural effisions --- peritoneum --- cytology --- laparoscopy --- cancer therapy --- radio therapy --- Pleura --- Peritoneum --- Médecine --- Médecine clinique --- Plèvre. --- Péritoine. --- Abdomen --- Membranes (Biology) --- Chest --- Lungs

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The term ""ascites"" is from the Greek word askites meaning ""baglike."" Although most commonly due to cirrhosis, severe liver disease or metastatic cancer, its presence can be a sign of other significant medical problems, such as Budd-Chiari syndrome. Diagnosis of the cause is usually done with blood tests, an ultrasound scan of the abdomen, and direct removal of the fluid by a needle or paracentesis (which may also be therapeutic). Treatment using medications (diuretics), external drainage, or other treatments is clearly defined. In this book, the authors describe the physiopathology of the diverse causes of ascites,the types of treatments recommended, the recent advances achieved, the complications and the prognosis of the different clinical situations that doctors must face.

Ascites. --- Abdominal dropsy --- Dropsy, Abdominal --- Dropsy, Peritoneal --- Hydroperitoneum --- Hydroperitonia --- Hydrops abdominis --- Peritoneal dropsy --- Pathology --- Peritoneum --- Diseases --- Medicine --- Hepatology --- Gastroenterology --- Health Sciences

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This book is unique in addressing the management and complications of PD-related peritonitis to reduce morbidity and mortality. It addresses the measures to prevent peritonitis, types of tools used for diagnosis, including molecular techniques, the focus of microbiologists for educating peers, catheter-related issues such as catheter care, exit site, and tunnel infection, catheter removal, reimplantation techniques, nurses' role, nutrition aspects, surgical methods and pediatric peritoneal dialysis, peritonitis with its uniqueness in detail. Each chapter starts with a case scenario and pictures related to the branch by the contributors' experience. This book is helpful for physicians, nurses, technicians, microbiologists, ID trainees and consultants, nephrology trainees, nephrologists, and surgeons involved in PD care.

Peritoneal dialysis --- Peritonitis. --- Complications. --- Peritoneum --- Lavage, Peritoneal --- Peritoneal lavage --- Hemodialysis --- Diseases --- Nephrology. --- Gastroenterology. --- Internal medicine. --- Internal Medicine. --- Medicine, Internal --- Medicine --- Internal medicine --- Digestive organs --- Kidneys