Talk:Diagnostic peritoneal lavage

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Lavage versus wash

Any sense on how the procedures peritoneal lavage and peritoneal wash differ?
I tend to think they are the same thing. Lavage is French language for wash.[1] I tend to think the articles should be merged and will do so... in a while if I don't hear any objections. Nephron T|C

I suggest merging to peritoneal wash (PW) and describing PW for:

Diagnosis of trauma.
Diagnosis of malignancy.
Therapy, e.g. treatment of peritonitis.

Nephron T|C 07:26, 13 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]