[A method of peritoneostomy for treating diffuse purulent peritonitis]

For improvement of exudate outflow and prevention of the development of abscesses, a modified method of peritoneostomy has been suggested and successfully used in treatment of 59 patients. After elimination of a source of peritonitis and sanitation of the abdominal cavity, the greater omentum is covered with a hydrocellulose film of corresponding sizes, rolled up as a rouleau, and placed in the epigastrium. The intestinal loops are covered with a perforated polyethylene film sutured to the ends of a laparotomy wound.