Research Article

Acute Generalized Peritonitis in a Peripheral Hospital Centre in Benin: Can It Be Managed by a Local General Practitioner?

Table 2

Peritonitis etiology.

ā€‰No. of patients%

Ileal perforation4063.5
Gastric-duodenal ulcer perforation914.3
Appendicular57.9
Cryptogenetic57.9
Gynecological11.6
Postoperative11.6
Colonic necrosis by volvulus11.6
Ileal necrosis by hernia strangulation11.6