Peritonitis – the Eastern experience |
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Authors: | Sanjay Gupta Robin Kaushik |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Surgery, Government Medical College and Hospital, Chandigarh, India |
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Abstract: | Peritonitis is a common emergency encountered by surgeons the world over. This paper aims to provide an overview of the spectrum
of peritonitis seen in the East. Studies dealing with the overall spectrum of secondary peritonitis in various countries of
this region were identified using Pubmed and Google. These were analyzed for the site and cause of perforation and the mortality.
It was observed that perforation of duodenal ulcers was the most the commonly encountered perforations. These are followed
by small bowel and appendicular perforations. Colonic perforations were uncommon. The overall mortality ranges between 6–27%. |
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