Spontaneous biliary peritonitis: Is bed side diagnosis possible?

• Main Authors: Vijai Datta Upadhyaya (Author), Basant Kumar (Author), Mangal Singh (Author), Rudramani (Author), Sushila Jaiswal (Author), Richa Lal (Author), Sanjay Gambhir (Author), M Rohan (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Spontaneous biliary peritonitis is a rare cause of acute abdomen. In spontaneous biliary peritonitis there is perforation in the wall of the extra-hepatic or intra-hepatic duct occurs without any traumatic or iatrogenic injury and have been described more often in neonates. The symptoms...