CLINICAL LECTURES ON THE ACUTE ABDOMEN

A Clinical Approach to the Acute Abdomen

The acute abdomen is a challenging clinical problem that requires an early and accurate diagnosis in order to minimize patient morbidity and mortality. There are many definitions but key to most is that there is a sudden onset of severe abdominal pain that is less than 24 hours in duration. The challenge lies in determining if a patient is truly suffering from an acute abdomen and then in narro...

Acute abdomen with a misleading clinical entity

Massive ovarian edema is a rare, non-neoplastic solid tumor-like lesion. It results from compromised venous and lymphatic drainage due to partial or intermittent torsion of ovarian pedicle. Pain, distension or abdominal mass, menstrual irregularities, infertility and hormone-related symptoms can be the clinical presentation. We report a case of massive ovarian edema in a 28-year-old female who ...

The Acute Abdomen

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The Acute Abdomen.