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.
In the human body, the femoral vein is a blood vessel that accompanies the femoral artery in the femoral sheath. It begins at the adductor canal (also known as Hunter's canal) and is a continuation of the popliteal vein. It ends at the inferior margin of the inguinal ligament, where it becomes the external iliac vein.
Tributaries. 1  hemiazygos vein is a similar structure on the opposite side of the vertebral column and drains into the azygos vein. 2  posterior right intercostal veins. 3  right superior phrenic vein. 4  right superior intercostal vein. 5  tracheal veins. 6  oesophageal veins. 7  bronchial veins. 8  pericardial veins.