PAT can be life-threatening because abdominal organs, especially those in the retroperitoneal space, can bleed profusely, and the space can hold a large volume of blood.
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As the second part of the duodenum is anatomically in a retroperitoneal location ( that is, behind the peritoneal structures of the abdomen ), perforations due to sphincterotomies are retroperitoneal.
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As the second part of the duodenum is anatomically in a retroperitoneal location ( that is, behind the peritoneal structures of the abdomen ), perforations due to sphincterotomies are retroperitoneal.
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A transscrotal biopsy or orchiectomy will potentially leave cancer cells in the scrotum and create two routes for cancer cells to spread, while in an inguinal orchiectomy only the retroperitoneal route exists.
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"' Internal hernias "'occur when there is protrusion of an internal organ into a retroperitoneal fossa or a foramen ( congenital or acquired ) in the abdominal cavity.
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Retroperitoneal fat and lymphatic tissue normally serve as a cushion for the duodenum, protecting it from compression by the SMA . SMA syndrome is thus triggered by any condition involving an insubstantial cushion and narrow mesenteric angle.
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After ingestion, the copepods die and are digested, thus releasing the stage 3 larvae, which then penetrate the host's stomach or intestinal wall, and then enter into the abdominal cavity and retroperitoneal space.
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Long permanent sutures, usually silk or polypropylene, are left on the stump of the spermatic cord as a marker in case it needs to be removed in the future during a retroperitoneal lymph node dissection ( RPLND ).
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At most other primary sites retroperitoneal extremity ( in the abdomen, behind the intestines ), truncal, abdominal organs, etc . leiomyosarcomas appear to grow from the muscle layer of a blood vessel ( the tunica media ).
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Some structures, such as the kidneys, are " primarily retroperitoneal ", while others such as the majority of the duodenum, are " secondarily retroperitoneal ", meaning that structure developed intraperitoneally but lost its mesentery and thus became retroperitoneal.
