| Abstrakt: |
The term ‘acute abdomen' defines a clinical syndrome characterized by a history of hitherto undiagnosed abdominal pain lasting less than one week. A large number of disorders, ranging from benign, self-limited diseases to conditions that require immediate surgery, can cause acute abdominal pain. Eight conditions account for over 90% of patients who are referred to hospital and are seen on surgical wards with acute abdominal pain: acute appendicitis, acute cholecystitis, small bowel obstruction, urinary colic, perforated peptic ulcer, acute pancreatitis, acute diverticular disease, and non-specific, non-surgical abdominal pain (‘dyspepsia', ‘constipation'). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
