Adhesions are bands of fibrous tissue that form between surfaces inside the abdomen that should normally slide freely over one another.

An intra-abdominal abscess is a walled-off collection of pus within the abdomen.

Peritonitis is inflammation of the peritoneum, the membrane lining the abdominal cavity.

Primary peritoneal cancer is a malignancy arising from the peritoneal lining itself, without an identifiable tumour in the ovaries or anywhere else.

Peritoneal mesothelioma is a rare cancer arising from the mesothelial cells that line the abdominal cavity.

Pseudomyxoma peritonei is a rare condition in which mucus-producing tumour cells spread throughout the abdominal cavity and fill it progressively with…

Peritoneal metastases are deposits of cancer on the lining of the abdominal cavity.