title: Successful peritonitis management after 27 consecutive operations.
abstract: Hemorrhagic pancreatitis, especially in the setting of multiorgan dysfunction and generalized peritonitis, is characterized by a very high mortality rate. We herein describe the unique case of a patient who survived 27 consecutive laparotomies. This favourable outcome highlights the complexity of the underlying pathology as well as the challenges faced by the treating team.
authors.affiliation: The Department of General, Visceral and Transplantaion Surgery, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany. georgios.sotiropoulous@uni-due.de
authors.forename: Georgios C
authors.initials: GC
authors.lastname: Sotiropoulos
authors.forename: Fuat H
authors.initials: FH
authors.lastname: Saner
authors.forename: Ernesto P
authors.initials: EP
authors.lastname: Molmenti
authors.forename: Ioannis
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Fouzas
authors.forename: Jürgen W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Treckmann
authors.forename: Andreas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Paul
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007813:Laparotomy; D008875:Middle Aged; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000601:surgery*; D010538:Peritonitis / Q000628:therapy*; D012086:Reoperation