ABDOMINAL EMERGENCIES.

Pediatric Emergencies: Non-traumatic Abdominal Emergencies

These causes are age related and can broadly be divided into those that occur in the neonatal period, the infant and toddler, and the child aged 3 years to teenager (Table 1). It must be always kept in mind that, inevitably, there is some overlap and common entities can present atypically. The presenting symptoms of an abdominal emergency in childhood are mainly vomiting, abdominal distension, ...

Abdominal emergencies during pregnancy.

Abdominal emergencies during pregnancy (excluding obstetrical emergencies) occur in one out of 500-700 pregnancies and may involve gastrointestinal, gynecologic, urologic, vascular and traumatic etiologies; surgery is necessary in 0.2-2% of cases. Since these emergencies are relatively rare, patients should be referred to specialized centers where surgical, obstetrical and neonatal cares are av...

Drainage in Abdominal Emergencies

years having had a pretty large number of abdominal emergencies, I have been able to put my opinion into practice. I will take the subject of acute appendicitis as an example of abdominal emergencies and because it is the commonest. Before discussing drainage I would like to write a few lines on the incision. Where the case has been diagnosed early and where pus is not present in a localised ab...

General Approach to Abdominal Emergencies

MR imaging in abdominal emergencies.

The use of MR imaging in the emergency setting is evolving. Clear indications include situations in need of contrast media when iodinated contrast cannot be administered or to facilitate assessments in pregnant patients and children when exposure to ionizing radiation is considered unacceptable. The availability of rapid, motion-immune sequences now makes MR imaging a feasible study in less coo...