National Cancer Institute Thesaurus

Last uploaded: February 23, 2024
Preferred Name

Sclerosing Peritonitis

Synonyms

Sclerosing Peritonitis

Definitions

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.

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C61429

ALT_DEFINITION

Severe scarring resulting from an inflamed peritoneum.

code

C61429

Concept_In_Subset

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C90259

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C189762

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C118464

Contributing_Source

MedDRA

NICHD

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.

FULL_SYN

Sclerosing Peritonitis

label

Sclerosing Peritonitis

Legacy Concept Name

Sclerosing_Peritonitis

Maps_To

Sclerosing peritonitis

Preferred_Name

Sclerosing Peritonitis

prefixIRI

Thesaurus:C61429

Semantic_Type

Disease or Syndrome

UMLS_CUI

C0235887

subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C26849

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