Abstract:Acute abdominal conditions which frequently necessitate emergency
interventions and/or surgery include visceral perforations i.e., gastric and duodenal
ulcer, bleeding and rarely, ingested foreign bodies causing tissue damage, e.g., button
batteries. However, the differential diagnosis (DD) of patients presenting with acute
abdominal pain is much broader than this, including many benign conditions as well.
Acute gastroenteritis, acute gastritis and peptic ulcer disease are benign and mostly
temporary diseases … Show more
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