Commentary on the article “Primary intestinal anastomosis in a child with perforation of Meckel's diverticulum and peritonitis”

Abstract

Commentary on the article Morozov KD, Sharkov SM, Kozlov MYu, Mordvin PA, Ayrapetyan MI, Morozov DA Primary intestinal anastomosis in a child with perforation of Meckels diverticulum and peritonitis published in the Russian Journal of Pediatric Surgery, Anesthesia and Intensive Care. 2023;13(1):105112. (In Russ.) DOI: https://doi.org/10.17816/psaic1498
 After reading the article under discussion, serious doubts were raised about the presence of diffuse peritonitis (there was no typical response of the body to a severe inflammatory process in the abdominal cavity), and the mild course of diffuse peritonitis in surgical practice is unknown. Primary intestinal anastomosis in peritonitis cannot be recommended for pediatric surgeons to present its wide introduction in clinical practice.