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Article: Acute abdomen; pre and post-laparotomy diagnosis.(Clinical report)
- Article from:
- International Journal of Collaborative Research on Internal Medicine & Public Health (IJCRIMPH)
- Article date:
- July 1, 2009
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Introduction
The acute abdomen may be defined generally as an intra abdominal process causing severe pain and often requiring surgical intervention. It is a condition that requires a fairly immediate judgment or decision as to management (Module 2, 2008:1).
Abdominal pain is a common presentation to emergency department. It is vital that the physician has an understanding and be familiar with the presentations of common diseases that cause abdominal pain (Laurell H, 2006:2, Flasar MH, 2006:3).
Preoperative diagnosis of acute abdomen is crucial to minimize the morbidity and mortality especially where the diagnostic facilities are limited ...