"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 onset. Acute abdomen may be caused by a variety of disorders, injuries, or diseases.
MeSH Number(s)
C23.888.646.100.200
C23.888.821.030.249
Concept/Terms
Abdomen, Acute- Abdomen, Acute
- Abdomens, Acute
- Acute Abdomen
- Acute Abdomens
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Abdomen, Acute" by people in Harvard Catalyst Profiles by year, and whether "Abdomen, Acute" was a major or minor topic of these publication.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1992 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1993 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1994 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 1996 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1997 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1999 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2004 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2005 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2007 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2008 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2011 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2012 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2019 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
Below are the most recent publications written about "Abdomen, Acute" by people in Profiles.
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Abdominal Emergencies in Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Surg Clin North Am. 2019 Dec; 99(6):1141-1150.
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Endoscopic abdominal exploration in the acute abdomen: No longer a contraindication? Gastrointest Endosc. 2020 03; 91(3):714-715.
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Perioperative Mortality Rates as a Health Metric for Acute Abdominal Surgery in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review and Future Recommendations. World J Surg. 2019 08; 43(8):1880-1889.
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Down boy! A case of acute abdomen following a dog bite to the scrotum. BMC Pediatr. 2019 05 28; 19(1):169.
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Beyond appendicitis: ultrasound findings of acute bowel pathology. Emerg Radiol. 2019 Jun; 26(3):307-317.
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ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Acute Nonlocalized Abdominal Pain. J Am Coll Radiol. 2018 Nov; 15(11S):S217-S231.
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Economic Analysis of Diagnostic Imaging in Pediatric Patients With Suspected Appendicitis. Acad Emerg Med. 2018 07; 25(7):785-794.
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AN UNUSUAL CAUSE OF ACUTE ABDOMEN: SPLENIC INFARCTION. Arq Bras Cir Dig. 2017 Oct-Dec; 30(4):289-290.
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What to Expect When They are Expecting: Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Acute Abdomen and Pelvis in Pregnancy. Curr Probl Diagn Radiol. 2017 Nov - Dec; 46(6):423-431.
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Infected Congenital Epicardial Cyst Presenting as Acute Abdomen. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2016 Dec; 32(12):868-871.