acute abdomen

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Introduction

abdominal pain & tenderness of < 24 hours duration (see abdominal pain)

Etiology

Radiology

More general terms

References

  1. Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 16, American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 2012
  2. Ross A, LeLeiko NS. Acute abdominal pain. Pediatr Rev. 2010 Apr;31(4):135-44 PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20360407
  3. 3.0 3.1 Shaish H et al. Diagnostic accuracy of unenhanced computed tomography for evaluation of acute abdominal pain in the emergency department. JAMA Surg 2023 May 3; [e-pub] PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37133836 https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamasurgery/fullarticle/2804484