OUTCOME OF LAPAROTOMY FOR PERITONITIS IN 302 CONSECUTIVE PATIENTS IN IBADAN, NIGERIA.

Background: Peritonitis is a life-threatening condition and requires urgent surgical management. Despite improvements in the care of patients with peritonitis, its management is still challenging and associated with significant morbidity and mortality. The aim of this study was to determine factors influencing the outcome in patients managed for peritonitis in a tertiary health institution in Nigeria.

PERCUTANEOUS LAPAROSCOPIC TROCAR DRAINAGE OF HEPATIC ABSCESS IN A SICKLE CELL DISEASE PATIENT - A CASE REPORT.

Hepatic abscess as a manifestation of sickle cell disease is rare. A 25 year old Nigerian male with sickle cell disease presented with right sided upper abdominal pain, fever, massive hepatomegaly, neutrophilic leucocytosis and mildly deranged liver enzymes. Sonographic findings were a large thin walled right hepatic lobe abscess; with an estimated volume of 2000ml.