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RETROPERITONEAL [4 records]

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Record 1 2012-03-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Digestive Tract
DEF

A collection of blood deep to the posterior peritoneum.

DEF

peritoneum: The serous membrane which lines the whole abdominal cavity (...)

OBS

retroperitoneum : The retroperitoneal space between the parietal peritoneum and the posterior bodily wall.

Key term(s)
  • retroperitoneal hematoma
  • hemoretroperitoneum

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appareil digestif
OBS

hémopéritoine: Épanchement de sang dans la cavité rétro-péritonéale.

Spanish

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Record 2 2012-02-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radiography (Medicine)
DEF

A diagnosis procedure consisting in a radiography of an organ, obtained after injection of air into it.

CONT

Plain abdominal radiographs, intravenous urograms(pyelograms), air insufflation retroperitoneal pneumography, arteriography, and venography are no longer done to localize pheochromocytoma.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Radiographie (Médecine)
DEF

Procédé diagnostique visant à obtenir la radiographie d'un organe après injection d'air dans ses cavités.

CONT

En outre, 50 % des répondants sont d'avis qu'il faut maintenant attendre plus longtemps pour subir des examens de diagnostic comme une pneumographie ou une IRM.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Radiografía (Medicina)
DEF

Radiografía obtenida después de la inyección de un gas como por ejemplo aire en una parte del cuerpo.

OBS

Se utiliza en el diagnóstico de enfermedades de la vejiga, riñones, estómago, cerebro, columna vertebral y mediastino.

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Record 3 2007-09-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Non-Surgical Treatment
  • Surgery
DEF

The insertion of gauze or other material into a body cavity or wound for therapeutic purposes.

CONT

Some operative techniques used at laparotomy for temporary damage control are temporary packing to control diffuse bleeding from the liver, spleen, pelvis or retroperitoneal surface; occasional use of a temporary intravascular shunt; and even ligation of a critical artery.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traitements non chirurgicaux
  • Chirurgie
DEF

Introduction dans une cavité naturelle ou pathologique de tampons bien serrés, dans le but d'arrêter l'hémorragie, d'obtenir un effet anti-inflammatoire ou de favoriser l'affaissement ultérieur de la cavité.

PHR

Tamponnement nasal, utérin, vaginal.

PHR

Tamponnement du rectum, du vagin.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tratamiento sin cirugía
  • Cirugía
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Record 4 1987-07-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Medical Instruments and Devices
  • Diagnostic Procedures (Medicine)
CONT

Lumboscopic renal biopsy is a new, quite convincing technique to gain renal tissue for histopathological and immunological examinations, which Sommerkamp introduced in 1974. A small flank incision(approx. 2 cm) is necessary to introduce a lumboscope into the retroperitoneal space.(source : MEDLINE).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments et appareillages médicaux
  • Méthodes diagnostiques (Médecine)
CONT

Le lomboscope a été mis au point par H. Sommerkamp pour inspecter, par un abord transcutané minime, l'espace rétropéritonéal. (Source : Journal d'urologie et de néphrologie, 1979, vol. 85, suppl. 2, p. 277.)

Spanish

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