<unk>  <unk>  is a form of peritonitis that occurs in patients with cirrhosis. It occurs in 10-30% of hospitalized patients with ascites, and can cause marked decompensation of the liver disease, with other complications and death occurring frequently.
Peritonitis is swelling (inflammation) of the peritoneum -- the tissue that lines the wall of the abdomen and covers the abdominal organs.
Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis
Secondary peritonitis
Gallstone ileus
Ascending cholangitis
Acute cholecystitis
Splenic abscess
Superior mesenteric artery syndrome
Bowel obstruction