Peritonitis is defined as inflammation of the peritoneum. The inflammatory response involves vasodilation, exudation of protein-rich fluid, cellular infiltration, pain and, chronically, formation of fibrous adhesion. The disease can be classified into primary and secondary cases.
It begins in the venous plexus along the medial side of the foot, and it runs up the medial side of the leg and knee, alongside the saphenous nerve. In the thigh, the long saphenous vein continues up the medial surface, accompanying the medial femoral cutaneous nerve.
This artery delivers blood to. your legs. When the femoral artery reaches the back of the knee it becomes the popliteal artery. and runs into the distal arteries which run below the calf and into the foot. When there is a blockage in the femoral artery, the circulation of blood to your leg is reduced. which may cause you to have pain in your calf when you walk. This is known as intermittent. claudication. A femoral popliteal/distal bypass is an operation to bypass the blocked portion of the artery in.