"A Clinical Study of Non Traumatic Acute Abdomen in Female Patients”
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Dental and Medical Sciences (IOSR-JDMS) - Year 2017, Vol 16, Issue 3
Abstract
Abstract: Introduction: Acute abdominal pain is one of the most common presenting complaints at emergency of general surgery department and due to its varied aetiology it poses significant diagnostic challenges for surgeons, Acute abdomen is a term used to encompass a spectrum of surgical, medical and gynaecological conditions ranging from trivial to life threatening conditions, which require hospital admission, investigations and treatment. Materials & Methods: All Female patients with pain abdomen ,attending OPD / admitted in a tertiary care Hospital, during the period from Sep 2014 to Oct 2016 about 100 patients were evaluated with clinical examination, ultrasonography and other necessary investigations, Results were made into charts based on different parameters and conclusions regarding commonest clinical entity, clinical symptom etc were drawn Conclusion: Acute Appendicitis is the most common cause of acute abdominal pain of non traumatic origin in females presenting to surgeon Most Common age group in females that presented with Non traumatic Acute Abdomen was between 21-30 years. Most Consistent symptom was Pain abdomen followed by vomiting Most consistent Clinical sign was Abdominal tenderness, Most consistent Laboratory investigation was Leuckocytosis. Keywords: Acute Abdomen, Appendicitis, Pain Abdomen, Ultrasonography
Authors and Affiliations
Dr. P Rama Rao, Dr. G Raghuveer Chakravarthy, Dr Shaik Sufiya, B Anil Kumar, Dr. K. A. S. S. N. Kalyan
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