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Acute Abdominal Pain Causes in Adults

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Acute Abdominal Pain Causes in Adults, Acute Abdominal Pain Causes

  • See Also
  1. Acute Abdominal Pain
  2. Acute Pelvic Pain Causes
  3. Pediatric Abdominal Pain Causes
  4. Abdominal Pain in Older Adults
  • Causes
  • Age over 55 years old
  1. Biliary Colic or Cholecystitis (12-20%)
  2. Appendicitis (4-15%)
    1. Increased Appendiceal gangrene risk
    2. Increased Appendiceal rupture risk
  3. Intestinal Obstruction (12%)
  4. Perforated viscus (7%)
  5. Diverticulitis (6%)
  6. Incarcerated Hernia (4%)
  7. Renal Colic or Nephrolithiasis (4%)
  8. Cancer (4%)
  • Causes
  • Age under 55 years old
  1. Cholecystitis (5%)
  2. Diverticulitis (<1%)
  3. Appendicitis (9%)
  4. Intestinal Obstruction (<1%)
  5. Cancer (<1%)
  1. Generalized Abdominal Pain
  2. Left Upper Quadrant Abdominal Pain
  3. Right Upper Quadrant Abdominal Pain
  4. Left Lower Quadrant Abdominal Pain
  5. Right Lower Quadrant Abdominal Pain
  6. Extraperitoneal Abdominal Pain Causes
  7. Abdominal Wall Pain Causes
  8. Epigastric Pain
  9. Suprapubic Pain
  • References
  1. Yew (2023) Am Fam Physician 107(6): 585-96 [PubMed]