PERFORATED DIVERTICULITIS FOLLOWING EXTRA-ABDOMINAL SURGERY

Authors
GAYA AM CHISHOLM EM SCOTT HJ DONALDSON DR
Citation
Am. Gaya et al., PERFORATED DIVERTICULITIS FOLLOWING EXTRA-ABDOMINAL SURGERY, Postgraduate medical journal, 73(865), 1997, pp. 739-740
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Medicine, General & Internal
Journal title
Postgraduate medical journal → ACNP
ISSN journal
00325473
Volume
73
Issue
865
Year of publication
1997
Pages
739 - 740
Database
ISI
SICI code
0032-5473(1997)73:865<739:PDFES>2.0.ZU;2-Z
Abstract
The peritonitis of perforated diverticular disease is a life-threateni ng condition. We report three cases where it occurred following unrela ted extra-abdominal surgery and where surgical intervention proved to be the correct course of management. All cases were treated with a Har tmann's procedure; this is probably the safest option for purulent per itonitis in patients who are a high operative risk and have recently u ndergone major surgery.