Imaging the acute abdomen in adults
There are around 600,000 emergency admissions under the care of general surgeons each year in England and 50% of them present with abdominal pain. An acute abdomen is defined as severe, persistent abdominal pain that requires urgent surgical or medical review. It can be due to a range of causes, from benign and self-limiting to […]
Dr Sananda Haldar, Dr Shoba Philip
North Bristol NHS Trust