Acute abdomen

Acute abdomen
SpecialtyGastroenterology 

An acute abdomen refers to a sudden, severe abdominal pain.[1] It is in many cases a medical emergency, requiring urgent and specific diagnosis.[2] Several causes need immediate surgical treatment.

  1. ^ Scaglione, Mariano; Linsenmaier, Ulrich; Schueller, Gerd (2012). Emergency Radiology of the Abdomen: Imaging Features and Differential Diagnosis for a Timely Management Approach. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 2. ISBN 9788847025134.
  2. ^ Hopcroft, Keith; Forte, Vincent (2020). "Abdomen". Symptom Sorter (6th ed.). Boca Raton: CRC Press. pp. 9–17. ISBN 9780367468101.
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