"Abdomen, Acute" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
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, injuries, or diseases.
| Descriptor ID |
D000006
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C23.888.592.612.054.200 C23.888.821.030.249
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| Concept/Terms |
Abdomen, Acute- Abdomen, Acute
- Abdomens, Acute
- Acute Abdomen
- Acute Abdomens
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Abdomen, Acute" by people in Profiles.
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Rogers SO, Kirton OC. Acute Abdomen in the Modern Era. N Engl J Med. 2024 07 04; 391(1):60-67.
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Rauh JL, Miller-Ocuin JL, Gaffley M, Hildreth AN. Emergency Surgical Management of a Ruptured Mesenteric Cyst. Am Surg. 2020 Mar 01; 86(3):e122-e123.
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De Simone B, Ansaloni L, Sartelli M, Coccolini F, Napoli JA, Catena F. The Video-Consulting Emergency protocol: a proposition from the World Society of Emergency Surgery members for the initial management of non-traumatic acute abdomen. Minerva Chir. 2019 Jun; 74(3):189-194.
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Kharbanda AB, Christensen EW, Dudley NC, Bajaj L, Stevenson MD, Macias CG, Mittal MK, Bachur RG, Bennett JE, Sinclair K, McMichael B, Dayan PS. Economic Analysis of Diagnostic Imaging in Pediatric Patients With Suspected Appendicitis. Acad Emerg Med. 2018 07; 25(7):785-794.
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Shuaib W, Shahzad H, Zaheer A, Alweis R, Vijayasarathi A, Khosa F. Diagnosing acute abdomen in a woman of reproductive age. JAAPA. 2015 Oct; 28(10):22-3.
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Marks JA, Martin ND, Jenoff JS, Weinstein MS. Occult pulmonary arteriovenous malformation resulting in acute mesenteric ischemia and post-operative respiratory failure. Am Surg. 2011 Aug; 77(8):1096-8.
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Katz MG, Shimonov M, Sukmanov O, Schreiber L, Dekel H, Sasson L. Meckel's diverticulum ischemia caused by thromboembolism after coronary artery bypass grafting. J Card Surg. 2009 Nov-Dec; 24(6):674-6.
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Selbst SM. Pediatric emergency medicine: legal briefs. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2009 Apr; 25(4):269-72.
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Diaz MC, Reichard K, Taylor AA. Intestinal nonrotation in an adolescent. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2009 Apr; 25(4):249-51.
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Chen EH, Shofer FS, Dean AJ, Hollander JE, Robey JL, Sease KL, Mills AM. Derivation of a clinical prediction rule for evaluating patients with abdominal pain and diarrhea. Am J Emerg Med. 2008 May; 26(4):450-3.