Cigarette Smoke Exposure Ontology

Last uploaded: July 10, 2014
Preferred Name

Sclerosing Peritonitis

Synonyms
ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#Sclerosing_Peritonitis

DEFINITION

A rare peritoneal cavity disorder that is characterized by the development of dense fibrous tissue in the peritoneum and the creation of severe adhesions in the abdomen that result in partial or complete small bowel obstruction. It may be idiopathic or develop in patients who receive peritoneal dialysis treatment. Patients present with abdominal distention and pain.

isDefinedBy

A rare peritoneal cavity disorder that is characterized by the development of dense fibrous tissue in the peritoneum and the creation of severe adhesions in the abdomen that result in partial or complete small bowel obstruction. It may be idiopathic or develop in patients who receive peritoneal dialysis treatment. Patients present with abdominal distention and pain.

label

Sclerosing Peritonitis

prefixIRI

Thesaurus:Sclerosing_Peritonitis

prefLabel

Sclerosing Peritonitis

subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#Peritonitis

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