The results of a retrospective analysis of the records of 665 consecutive patients with diffuse peritonitis emphasize the considerable effect age and causal lesion have on the prognosis. The comparison of results of any innovations in the treatment of diffuse peritonitis cannot be assessed unless these factors are fully taken into account. The fallacy of comparing overall mortality figures is d...

Appendicitis is the most common cause of acute surgical abdomen in children and adults but very rare in infants and neonates. Nonspecific clinical features and low index of suspicion make its diagnosis and management challenging which may result in high chances of complications like perforation and peritonitis thus increasing the morbidity and mortality. Appendicular perforation leading to peri...

Though peritonitis is a significant problem in managing patients on continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD), it is normally readily diagnosed and successfully treated. However, when peritonitis is resistant to standard intraperitoneal antibiotic therapy, an underlying intra-abdominal pathology may be present. Establishing or refuting such a diagnosis can be difficult. We present a CAPD...

Pasteurella multocida, a zoonotic agent transmitted by canines and felines, has been very rarely reported to cause bacterial peritonitis in humans. Pasteurella multocida peritonitis is associated with high mortality even with appropriate treatment, therefore its early recognition is essential. We report a case of Pasteurella multocida peritonitis following cat scratch in a patient with Child Pu...

Runyon group IV atypical mycobacteria, Mycobacterium fortuitum, is an environmental organism and is capable of producing a variety of clinical infections such as cutaneous infection, abscess and pulmonary and ocular infection. Rarely, it has been a documented cause of peritonitis in patients receiving continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD). We report a case of M. fortuitum peritonitis...

Spontaneous rupture of the urinary bladder associated with bladder cancer is very rare. Its signs and symptoms are those of peritonitis, and thus non-specific, possibly causing diagnostic confusion. A 69-year-old man with a history of macrohematuria and possible neurogenic bladder presented with signs of peritonitis. Laparotomy revealed bladder rupture associated with squamous cell carcinoma of...

BACKGROUND Acute peritonitis is the most frequent complication of peritoneal dialysis (PD), and nitric oxide (NO) is thought to play a role in the structural and permeability changes observed in this condition. We have used a combination of expression, enzymatic and pharmacological studies to substantiate the potential role(s) played by NO during peritonitis. METHODS The peritoneal equilibrat...

Abstract. Peritoneal dialysis (PD)-associated peritonitis can lead to dysfunction in PD delivery as a result of thickening the peritoneal membrane, usually due recurrent peritonitis, and with ileus or intestinal perforation. This study sought investigate risk factors that mortality patients receiving who underwent surgery for peritonitis.
 Methods. The was designed retrospective observatio...

INTRODUCTION Persistent peritonitis is a frequent complication of secondary peritonitis requiring additional reoperations and antibiotic therapy. This situation raises specific concerns due to microbiological changes in peritoneal samples, especially the emergence of multidrug-resistant (MDR) strains. Although this complication has been extensively studied, the rate and dynamics of MDR strains ...