Acute abdominal pain causes in patients referred to hospital treatment

Abstract

Acute abdominal pain is the most common complaint to visit the emergency room comprising approximately 5% of total visits (1-13). A small percentage of patients with acute abdominal pain were not diagnosed during the first evaluation because of the early stage of the disease or subtle and atypical signs (13). On the other hand, acute abdominal pain is associated with many challenges for a clinician due to owing to the variety of underlying causes, although it is not typically serious (14). Moreover, accurate and early diagnosis of acute abdominal pain prevents mortality and morbidity due to life-threatening conditions (15) that require urgent management such as appendicitis, intussusception, or bowel obstruction (13).

The Role of Urological Conditions in Cases Presenting to the Emergency Department with Acute Abdominal Pain: First Report from Somalia

“…23,24 In a study including 5340 patients who presented to ED with AAP, Cervellin and coworkers found that NSAP was the most common cause of AAP in patients younger or older than 65 (23). Another study from Iran showed that cholecystitis and intestinal obstruction were more common causes of AAP in women than men (25). In our study, NSAP was the most common cause in both age groups despite being slightly ISSN: 2958-2849 Somalia Turkiye Medical Journal (STMJ) Volume 03, No.…”