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ACUTE ABDOMEN [1 record]

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Record 1 2012-02-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
DEF

An abdominal condition of abrupt onset usually associated with abdominal pain due to inflammation, perforation, obstruction, infarction, or rupture of intra-abdominal organs.

OBS

Emergency surgical intervention is usually required. Examples are acute cholecystitis or appendicitis, perforated peptic ulcer, strangulated hernia, superior mesenteric arterythrombosis, and splenic rupture.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
DEF

Urgence abdominale se présentant dans diverses circonstances telles : perforations gastriques, diverses formes d'occlusion intestinale, etc.

Spanish

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