Peritoneal dialysis is a medical treatment that uses the lining of the belly as a natural filter to take waste and extra water out of the blood. It can take over this job when the kidneys can't do it.

Peritoneal surface malignancy, commonly known as peritoneal carcinomatosis, is cancer within the peritoneal cavity. The peritoneal cavity is the space between the organs in the abdomen and is lined by ...

Hypokalemia and hypomagnesemia are occasional complications of peritoneal dialysis. Oral supplementation of potassium and magnesium might not be effective as a result of patient noncompliance and ...