A 16-year-old girl who was 4 months pregnant was seen at a hospital in Kenya. She presented with a 3-day history of abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting. Examination revealed a visibly ill young woman ...

This retrospective single center study was performed from January 2005 to December 2006 in a French 1605-beds teaching hospital. According to the French legislation, no informed consent is needed to ...

Peritonitis is inflammation of the tissue that covers your inner abdominal wall and the organs in your abdomen. Peritonitis is inflammation of the peritoneum, the thin layer of tissue covering the ...

Untreated acute bacterial peritonitis could be life threatening resulting in sepsis and end-organ damage; therefore, prompt treatment is recommended. Peritonitis is inflammation of the membranes ...