"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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| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 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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Perforated Meckel Diverticulum: A Rare Cause of Acute Abdomen in Children. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2020 May; 36(5):e291-e294.
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Immunoblastic lymphadenopathy presenting as an acute abdomen and mixed bacteremia with Eikenella corrodens and group C streptococci. Am J Gastroenterol. 1998 Apr; 93(4):652-3.