BACKGROUND Secondary peritonitis due to perforation of Gastrointestinal Tract (GIT) is one of the most common surgical emergencies worldwide. The spectrum of aetiology of secondary peritonitis in tropical countries differs from western countries. This study was conducted in King George Hospital, Visakhapatnam, in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India. The purpose of this study is to highlight the salient causes of secondary peritonitis and its outcome.

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Jejunal diverticula are uncommon, acquired lesions which are usually asymptomatic. When symptomatic they present with chronic non-specific symptoms like pain, nausea, malnutrition and sometimes with acute presentation like gastrointestinal hemorrhage, peritonitis and obstruction. While chronic pain and malabsorption occurs in 40% of cases, perforation occurs only in 2.3-6.4% of all diverticula bearing patients.

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