Evidence map›Paper›PMID 37294351›Full record

ReviewMedizinische Klinik, Intensivmedizin und Notfallmedizin2023

[The acute abdomen in children].

Till-Martin Theilen, Udo Rolle

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Review in Medizinische Klinik, Intensivmedizin und Notfallmedizin, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Till-Martin TheilenKlinik für Kinderchirurgie und Kinderurologie, Universitätsklinikum Frankfurt, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, 60590, Frankfurt am Main, Deutschland.
Udo RolleKlinik für Kinderchirurgie und Kinderurologie, Universitätsklinikum Frankfurt, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, 60590, Frankfurt am Main, Deutschland. udo.rolle@kgu.de.
University Hospital Frankfurt · DE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundBecause 8-10% of children in the emergency room present with acute abdominal pain, a systematic work-up is essential to rule out acute abdomen.

objectivesThis article highlights the etiology, symptoms, diagnostic workup, and treatment of acute abdomen in children. MATERIALS AND

methodsReview of the current literature.

resultsAbdominal inflammation, ischemia, bowel and ureteral obstruction, or abdominal bleeding are causes of acute abdomen. Extra-abdominal diseases such as otitis media in toddlers or testicular torsion in adolescent boys can also lead to symptoms of acute abdomen. Abdominal pain, (bilious) vomiting, abdominal guarding, constipation, blood-tinged stools, abdominal bruise marks, and poor condition of the patient with symptoms such as tachycardia, tachypnea, and hypotonia up to shock are leading symptoms of acute abdomen. In some cases, emergent abdominal surgery is needed to treat the cause of the acute abdomen. However, in patients with pediatric inflammatory multisystem syndrome temporarily associated with SARS-CoV‑2 infection (PIMS-TS), a new disease causing an acute abdomen, surgical treatment is rarely needed.

conclusionsAcute abdomen can lead to nonreversible loss of an abdominal organ, such as bowel or ovary, or develop into acute deterioration of the patient's condition up to the state of shock. Therefore, a complete history and thorough physical examination are needed to timely diagnose acute abdomen and initiate specific therapy.

Indexed as

Abdomen, AcuteCOVID-19AbdomenAbdominal PainAdolescentFemaleHumansMaleSystemic Inflammatory Response SyndromeAbdominal painEmergenciesPeritonitisSARS-CoV‑2Sepsis

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PMID37294351
PMCPMC10252174
OpenAlexW4379967157

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