| Literature DB >> 21515176 |
J Matthew Fields1, Anthony J Dean.
Abstract
A variety of systemic and extra-abdominal diseases can cause symptoms within the abdominal cavity. Systemic and extra-abdominal diseases may include abdominal symptoms caused by several mechanisms. This article discusses the most important and common of these causes, namely the metabolic/endocrine causes, hematologic causes, inflammatory causes, infectious causes, functional causes, and the neurogenic causes.Entities:
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Year: 2011 PMID: 21515176 DOI: 10.1016/j.emc.2011.01.011
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Emerg Med Clin North Am ISSN: 0733-8627 Impact factor: 2.264