Editing Peritoneal cavity (section)

== Clinical significance ==
The peritoneal cavity is widely used in [[intraperitoneal injections]] to administer [[Chemotherapy drug|chemotherapy drugs]],<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Yu |first=Wansik |date=2003-07-01 |title=Impact of perioperative intraperitoneal chemotherapy on the treatment of primary gastric cancer |url=https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1055320703000255 |journal=Surgical Oncology Clinics of North America |volume=12 |issue=3 |pages=623–634 |doi=10.1016/S1055-3207(03)00025-5 |issn=1055-3207|url-access=subscription }}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last=Swart |first=A.M.C. |last2=Burdett |first2=S. |last3=Ledermann |first3=J. |last4=Mook |first4=P. |last5=Parmar |first5=M.K.B. |date=2008 |title=Why i.p. therapy cannot yet be considered as a standard of care for the first-line treatment of ovarian cancer: a systematic review |url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/annonc/mdm518 |journal=Annals of Oncology |volume=19 |issue=4 |pages=688–695 |doi=10.1093/annonc/mdm518 |issn=0923-7534|url-access=subscription }}</ref> and is also utilized in [[peritoneal dialysis]].<ref>{{Cite journal |last=De Vin |first=Filip |last2=Rutherford |first2=Peter |last3=Faict |first3=Dirk |date=January 2009 |title=Intraperitoneal Administration of Drugs in Peritoneal Dialysis Patients: A Review of Compatibility and Guidance for Clinical Use |url=http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/089686080902900101 |journal=Peritoneal Dialysis International: Journal of the International Society for Peritoneal Dialysis |language=en |volume=29 |issue=1 |pages=5–15 |doi=10.1177/089686080902900101 |issn=0896-8608|url-access=subscription }}</ref> An increase in [[capillary pressure]] in the abdominal organs can cause fluid to leave the [[Interstitium|interstitial space]] and enter the peritoneal cavity, resulting in a condition called [[ascites]]. When [[cerebrospinal fluid]] overaccumulates, such as in [[hydrocephalus]], the fluid is commonly diverted intentionally to the peritoneal cavity using a surgically placed [[cerebral shunt]].<ref>{{cite journal|last=Adzick|first=Scott |author2=Thom, Spong |author3=Brock, Burrows|title=A Randomized Trial of Prenatal versus Postnatal Repair of Myelomeningocele|journal=The New England Journal of Medicine|date=17 March 2011|volume=364|issue=11|pages=993–1004|doi=10.1056/nejmoa1014379|display-authors=etal|pmid=21306277|pmc=3770179}}</ref> Sampling of body fluid from the peritoneal cavity is referred to as [[peritoneocentesis]].