| A tube approximately 24 inches in length is tunneled under the skin into the peritoneum. |
| The diaphragm is then bluntly dissected away from the parietal peritoneum, leaving the peritoneum behind. |
| This vascular and nervous unit is contained in a band or fold of the peritoneum that is called the suspensory ligament of the ovary. |
| The serous coat is an extension of the peritoneum, and it covers only the superior and upper lateral surfaces. |
| Abdominal tuberculosis may involve the gastrointestinal tract, peritoneum, mesenteric lymph nodes, or genitourinary tract. |
| The hepatic tumor had disseminated to the peritoneum, forming multiple nodules up to 9 cm in diameter. |
