The acute abdomen refers to an acute abdominal pain with an unclear etiology of less than 24-h duration. It is a common emergent symptom in daily urology, and it can be caused by a wide variety of intra- and extra-abdominal organ malfunctions. Therefore, a detailed history, structured complain, and pain assessment as well as a systematic clinical examination are mandatory prior to further investigations.
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Imkamp, F. (2014). Acute abdomen. In Urology at a Glance (pp. 111–117). Springer Berlin Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-54859-8_24
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