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Abdomen, Acute

Known as: ABDOMINAL SYNDROME ACUTE, Acute Abdomens, surgical abdomen 
A clinical syndrome with acute abdominal pain that is severe, localized, and rapid in onset. Acute abdomen may be caused by a variety of disorders… 
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2009
2009
Acute Abdomen; Pre and Post-Laparotomy Diagnosis
Background: Abdominal pain is a common presentation that requires almost immediate management. It is sometimes crucial to… 
Review
2008
Review
2008
Spectrum of Diseases in Patients with Non-Traumatic Acute Abdomen
OBJECTIVE: To identify the spectrum of diseases leading to acute abdomen in local population, presenting in a surgical unit… 
2004
2004
Serial plain abdominal film findings in the assessment of acute abdomen: spastic ileus, hypotonic ileus, mechanical ileus and paralytic ileus.
In recent years the increasing use of ultrasonography and computed tomography in the assessment of diseases causing acute abdomen… 
2000
2000
Infantile acute pancreatitis after mumps vaccination simulating an acute abdomen
Abstract We describe an extremely rare case of acute pancreatitis presenting as an acute abdomen that appeared as a complication… 
1995
1995
Laparoscopy for management of nontraumatic acute abdomen
The diagnostic and therapeutic influence of laparoscopy has been studied in 255 patients presenting with nontraumatic acute… 
1994
1994
The acute abdomen in individuals with AIDS.
Both AIDS-related infections and neoplasms of the gastrointestinal tract may be manifest by a clinical picture of acute abdominal… 
1992
1992
Ultrasonography of the acute abdomen.
During the past decade, noninvasive imaging has assumed an increasingly prominent role in the evaluation of patients who have… 
Review
1985
Review
1985
Cytosine-arabinoside-induced colitis and peritonitis: nonoperative management.
Cytosine arabinoside is known to cause severe gastrointestinal side effects in an already very ill patient population. Three… 
1985
1985
Amylase isoenzymes in the acute abdomen: an adjunct in those patients with elevated total amylase.
The role of routine isoamylase determinations in differentiating acute pancreatitis from other causes of an acute abdomen with… 
Review
1976
Review
1976
Surgical Treatment of Acute Diverticulitis by Staged Procedures
A retrospective 10-year experience with the traditional three-stage plan (diverting colostomy, resection, colostomy closure) for… 
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