Acute abdomen

Acute abdomen
Acute abdomen
Specialty	Gastroenterology

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

^ 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.

[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.

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