Peritonitis is a major complication of various disease entities in internal medicine, surgery, and gynecology and is associated with a high morbidity and mortality. Causes of peritonitis are manifold including infectious, autoimmune, or chemical processes. A precise knowledge of inflammatory mechanisms in initiation and establishment of peritoneal inflammation is of pivotal interest for prevention and treatment of peritonitis.

The main focus of this special issue will be on the mechanisms of inflammatory processes in the peritoneal cavity regardless of the organ system or the specific syndrome it results from. Potential topics include, but are not limited to:

• Infectious peritonitis
  • Bacterial peritonitis
  • Tuberculous peritonitis
  • Chlamydial peritonitis
  • Gonococcal peritonitis
  • Viral peritonitis
• Peritoneal dialysis-related peritonitis
  • Infectious peritonitis
  • Chemical (sterile) peritonitis
• Chylous peritonitis
• Neonatal peritonitis
• Peritonitis with or following diverticular disease of intestine
• Other peritonitis

Before submission authors should carefully read over the journal's Author Guidelines, which are located at http://www.hindawi.com/journals/mi/guidelines/. Prospective authors should submit an electronic copy of their complete manuscript through the journal Manuscript Tracking System at http://mts.hindawi.com/ according to the following timetable: