Table 3 Aetiology of perforation
From: An audit of secondary peritonitis at a tertiary care university hospital of Sindh, Pakistan
Aetiology | (n = 311) |
|---|---|
Typhoid | 134 (43%) |
Acid peptic disease | 56 (18%) |
Appendicular | 47 (15%) |
Tuberculosis | 43 (13.8%) |
Trauma | 20 (6.4%) |
Malignancy Ileocaecal Large bowel | 11 (3.53%) 02 (0.64%) 09 (2.9%) |