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. 2006 Apr 26:1:13.
doi: 10.1186/1749-7922-1-13.

Peritonitis - the Eastern experience

Sanjay Gupta  1 , Robin Kaushik
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Peritonitis - the Eastern experience

Sanjay Gupta et al. World J Emerg Surg. .

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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