Secondary peritonitis surgery
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Shivani Chaparala M.B.B.S [2]
Overview
Surgery is the mainstay of treatment for patients with secondary peritonitis.The choice depends on the focus of origin of infection
Surgery
The type of surgical management depends on the site of infectious focus. The following table indicates the type of laparotomy needed depending on the origin of infection.
Site of infectious focus | Surgical management |
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Stomach | Resection or excision/ suture |
Duodenum | Excision/ suture or resection |
Small bowel | Resection with primary anastomosis or enterostomy or suture |
Large bowel | Resection with Hartmann procedure or primary anastomosis |
Appendix | Appendectomy |
Gall bladder | Cholecystectomy |
Biliary tree | Drainage and/or resection |