title: [Biliary peritonitis].
abstract: The Authors contribute to the definition of the diagnosis and treatment of biliary peritonitis (PB) by showing 12 cases of it. They appraise the etiopathogenetic aspects of this pathology, point out the peculiarities of its precocious radiological and echographic picture, and emphasize its high mortality in patients not subjected to adequate emergency therapy.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001646:Bile; D001652:Bile Ducts / Q000293:injuries; D002764:Cholecystitis / Q000150:complications; D002769:Cholelithiasis / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010538:Peritonitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D012421:Rupture
vernacular_title: Le peritoniti biliari.