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Primary peritonitis due to Streptococcus A: laparoscopic treatment
1Unité de chirurgie digestive, département médicochirurgical de pathologie digestive, hôpital Lariboisière, AP-HP, GHU Nord, université Paris-Diderot-Paris 7, 2, rue Ambroise-Paré, 75475 Paris cedex 10, France.
Abstract:
Primary peritonitis is defined as peritoneal infection without an evident intraperitoneal septic focus. This is a rare condition and few cases are reported in the literature. We report a case of primary peritonitis in a 23-year-old female that was diagnosed and treated laparoscopically. The challenge for the surgeon is to consider the possibility of this diagnosis, and to avoid conversion to laparotomy in search of a hypothetical septic focus when none is apparent on laparoscopy.
