[An exceptional cause of peritonitis: ileal perforation due to a foreign body during reduction of an inguinal hernia]. / Une cause exceptionnelle des péritonites: une perforation iléale par un corps étranger lors de la réduction d'une hernie inguinale.

Secondary peritonitis is frequently reported in the literature. It is due to multiple causes. We report an exceptional cause of ileal perforation due to a foreign body during reduction of an inguinal hernia. It caused severe peritonitis with multiple organ failure.