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.
550) the femoral artery is more deeply situated, being covered by the integument, the superficial and deep fasciÃ¦, the Sartorius and the fibrous roof of the canal; the saphenous nerve crosses from its lateral to its medial side.