Peritonitis
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| Peritonitis | |
| ICD-10 | K65 |
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| ICD-9 | 567 |
| DiseasesDB | 9860 |
| MeSH | D010538 |
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Peritonitis Main Page |
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
Mechanisms & manifestations
Diagnosis and investigations
A diagnosis of peritonitis is based primarily on clinical grounds, that is on the clinical manifestations described above; if they support a strong suspicion of peritonitis, no further investigation should delay surgery. Leukocytosis and acidosis may be present, but they are not specific findings. Plain abdominal X-rays may reveal dilated, oedematous intestines, although it is mainly useful to look for pneumoperitoneum (free air in the peritoneal cavity), which may also be visible on chest X-rays. If reasonable doubt still persists, an exploratory peritoneal lavage may be performed (e.g. in cause of trauma, in order to look for white blood cells, red blood cells, or bacteria).
Causes
Treatment
Prognosis
Pathology
References
Additional Resources
- Peritonitis disease causes, treatment ...
- All Refer Health article on peritonitis
- Genuit T and Napolitano L. 2004. Peritonitis and Abdominal Sepsis. Emedicine.com
- Health square. 2004. Peritonitis.
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