Diffuse peritonitis following appendicitis is usually seen -: (A) When appendicular perforation occurs early (within 24 hours), (B) When perforation occurs late (after 24 hours), (C) Particularly in non-obstructive appendicitis, (D) When antibiotics are withheld
Answer is A. In late stages greater omentum and small bowel become adherent to inflamed appendix, walling off the spread of peritoneal contamination