[67] Infection can spread from the liver by direct extension into the pleuropulmonary cavity and the pericardial cavity. Occasionally, usually in immunosuppressed individuals, infection might be ...

A contrast-enhanced CT of the chest did not detect continued bleeding into the pericardial cavity, and the pericardial pig-tail catheter did not drain additional blood. The pig-tail catheter was ...

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The peritoneum is a membrane that lines the abdominal cavity. It houses the digestive tract, liver, and other organs. Peritoneal cancer can first begin in the abdominal cavity (known as primary ...