Abstract
Management of tertiary peritonitis, complicated with picture of “frozen abdomen”, anterior wall fistulas and anterior abdominal wall defects developed after previous surgical interventions, can be so challenging and lead to unpredictable problems, which are discussed in our case report. We present a complex surgical case of a 44-year-old male patient with a 10-year history of Crohn’s disease. Patient underwent several surgical interventions, including hernioplasty, appendectomy and resection of bowel obstruction with terminal jejunostomy formation. Our case report highlights the way surgeons can solve problem with tertiary peritonitis in conditions of presence of high amount of comorbidties and which complications it can cause.
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