Less often, hepatitis C is transmitted through sexual contact, birth to a mother with the hepatitis C virus, or a needlestick injury. Chronic hepatitis B affects about 1.2 million U.S. residents, according to the CDC. This form of hepatitis is more likely to be spread by birth to an infected mother and sexual contact.
Hemoperitoneum (sometimes also hematoperitoneum) is the presence of blood in the peritoneal cavity.The blood accumulates in the space between the inner lining of the abdominal wall and the internal abdominal organs.Hemoperitoneum is generally classified as a surgical emergency; in most cases, urgent laparotomy is needed to identify and control the source of the bleeding.emoperitoneum (sometimes also hematoperitoneum) is the presence of blood in the peritoneal cavity.
abdominal viscera, the internal organs enclosed within the abdominal cavity, including the stomach, liver, intestines, spleen, pancreas, and parts of the urinary and reproductive tracts.bdominal enlargement. may result from fluid effusions (transudate, exudate or blood), enlargement of viscera (neoplasia, dilatation, engorgement or physiological phenomena, e.g. pregnancy), intra-abdominal masses or fat. Weakness of the abdominal wall usually results in a pendulous rather than enlarged abdomen.