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Acute Disorders of the Abdomen

Diagnosis and Treatment

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  • © 1980

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Authors:
  1. V. I. Sreenivas

    1. The Hospital of Saint Raphael, New Haven, USA
      Department of Surgery, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, USA
      Yale New Haven Hospital, New Haven, USA

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Table of contents (24 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XIX
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  2. Clinical Investigation

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. General Considerations

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      Pages 3-8

    3. Neuroanatomic Considerations

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      Pages 9-15

    4. Medical History

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      Pages 17-22

    5. Physical Examination

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      Pages 23-29

    6. Imaging Procedures

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      Pages 31-43

    7. Laboratory Investigations

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      Pages 45-48

  3. Specific Conditions

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 49-49
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    2. Acute Peritonitis

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      Pages 51-57

    3. Acute Appendicitis

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      Pages 59-68

    4. Acute Cholecystitis

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      Pages 69-77

    5. Perforated Gastroduodenal Ulcers

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      Pages 79-86

    6. Barogenic Rupture of the Esophagus (Boerhaave’s Syndrome)

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      Pages 87-95

    7. Acute Pancreatitis

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      Pages 97-106

    8. Acute Sigmoid Diverticulitis

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      Pages 107-114

    9. Intestinal Obstructions

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      Pages 115-128

    10. Strangulated Hernia

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      Pages 129-133

    11. Acute Salpingitis (Pelvic Inflammatory Disease)

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      Pages 135-141

    12. Ruptured Abdominal Aneurysm

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      Pages 143-149
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The acute abdomen often perplexes the expert as well as the young physician. There are few areas in medicine in which Hippocrates' aphorism-the art is long, life is short, decision difficult, and delay perilous-is more applicable than here. Too often the harried physician fails to listen to the patient who is trying desperately to suggest the diagnosis. The significance of various types and location of pain often are neglected by the doctor. Physical findings are influenced by experience; the presence or absence of tenderness or a mass may be answered in entirely different ways by various observers. Because solid facts frequently are lacking, attempts to resolve diagnostic dilemmas by computer analysis or by algorithms are not likely to be successful. Fortunately, in the great majority of cases, unusual and difficult diagnostic procedures are not necessary for the identification of the acute abdomen and of the major disease. Astute clinical judgment must be based primarily upon careful attention to the pa­ tient's words and detailed observation.

Authors and Affiliations

  • The Hospital of Saint Raphael, New Haven, USA

    V. I. Sreenivas

  • Department of Surgery, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, USA

    V. I. Sreenivas

  • Yale New Haven Hospital, New Haven, USA

    V. I. Sreenivas

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