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Andrew Wright MD
Department of Surgery
What is an acute abdomen?
What is an acute abdomen?
New onset abdominal pain
Usually abdominal pain as main symptom
Often seen by primary physician
Signifies need for prompt diagnosis
Does not necessarily imply need for surgical intervention
How do you diagnose an
acute abdomen?
How do you diagnose an
acute abdomen?
Epiploic appendagitis
Gynecologic
PID
Adnexal
Torsion
Cyst
Neoplasm
Endometriosis
Ectopic pregnancy
Endometritis
Leiomyomas
Urologic
UTI
Nephrolithiasis
Bladder distension
Vascular
Aneurysm
Dissection
Mesenteric Ischemia
Acute
Chronic
Sickle Cell Crisis
Colonic Ischemia
Other
Psychiatric Disease
Spleen
Abscess
Infarct
Wandering Spleen
Musculoskeletal
Abdominal wall pain
Painful rib syndrome (chostochondritis)
Hernia
Other
Celiac artery compression
Abdominal Migraine
Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome
Familial Mediterranean fever
Hereditary angioedema
Heavy Metal Poisoning
Metabolic
Diabetic Ketoacidosis
Porphyria
Lactose Intolerance
Pediatric
Henoch-Schönlein purpura
Intussuception
Malrotation with midgut volvulus
Recurrent Abdominal Pain – diagnosis of exclusion