title: Primary peritonitis due to Streptococcus A: laparoscopic treatment.
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.
authors: Unité 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.
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Legras
authors: R
authors: R
authors: Lodico
authors: R
authors: R
authors: Ferre
authors: P
authors: P
authors: Valleur
authors: K
authors: K
authors: Pautrat
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D010538:Peritonitis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery*; D013297:Streptococcus pyogenes / Q000302:isolation & purification; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents