aseriousmedicalconditionin which the insidewallof theabdomen(=lowerpartof thebodycontainingthestomachand otherorgans)becomesverysoreandlargerthanitsusualsize,especiallybecause ofinfection
The aim of the present study is therefore to accurately identify the causative agent ofperitonitis.
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One patient died due to generalizedperitonitisafter small intestinal perforation.
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At the age of 5 months, he had an emergency resection of a perforated transverse colon followed by fulminantperitonitis.
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A diagnosis of spontaneous bacterialperitonitisand cefotaxime is indicated.
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Embolization was successfully performed, followed byperitonitisand septic shock 3 days later and hysterectomy complicated by fatal cardiac arrest.
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Sometimes the parasite completely traverses the intestinal wall, giving rise toperitonitisand granulomatous tumours in other parts of the body.
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Today, she does not die fromperitonitis, because of the wonder drugs, but irreparable damage may be done to her interior.
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One case proved fatal from pneumonia andperitonitis.
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It may be difficult to discover whetherperitonitis, constipation and tonsilitis are related.
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In what way is it possible to get rid of septicperitonitisby anything that is done at an ante-natal centre?
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An unqualified person could easily carry out the operation and cause intenseperitonitisand so on.
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About 60 had developed sclerosingperitonitis, about 300 had suffered from eye reactions, about 150 had skin reactions and about 50 complained of deafness.
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Forethought is certainly desirable in respect of a duodenal ulcer, if only to prevent perforation andperitonitis.
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It is very easy to perforate, even in the most expert hands, with all the grave risks ofperitonitisand the attendant complications.
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Theperitonitishaving subsided, an operation has been performed for the underlying condition.
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