A67 DELAYED PRESENTATION AND SURGICAL MANAGEMENT OF PRIMARY PNEUMOCOCCAL PERITONITIS

Delayed presentation of vernix caseosa peritonitis

INTRODUCTION Vernix caseosa peritonitis (VCP) is a rare and poorly recognised condition resulting from a sustained foreign body reaction to the vernix caseosa of the baby. This case-based review aims to highlight its importance for any medical team managing patients with peritonitis who have undergone a recent Caesarean section. CASE REPORT A 31-year-old woman presented 5 weeks after a Caesa...

Primary pneumococcal peritonitis in the nephrotic syndrome.

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Pneumococcal Peritonitis

Pneumococcal Peritonitis

now made. In the afternoon the abdomen was opened below the umbilicus; the peritoneal cavity contained a fair amount of sero-purulent fluid, and the intestines were intensely congested and coated with thick lymph. The appendix shared in the general inflammation and it was removed; the tubes and ovaries examined?the left ovary was slightly enlarged and cystic. A careful search was next made of t...

Delayed Presentation of Traumatic Diaphragmatic Hernia: The Evaluation of Surgical Treatment Results

Introduction: Diaphragmatic hernia could be caused by congenital disorders, blunt trauma or penetrating injuries. The diagnosis of traumatic diaphragmatic hernia is normally neglected during the first presentation leading to late complications and considerably increased mortality and morbidity among the patients. Materials and Methods: In this retrospective, descriptive study, we reviewed the m...