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Abdominal abscess

May Cause

Abdominal calcification in an infant or child

Abnormal right upper quadrant abdominal gas collection

Intestinal obstruction in an adult

Large abdominal gas pocket

Lower abdominal mass in a neonate or child

Peritoneal disease

Portal vein gas

Unilaterally elevated diaphragm

Upper abdominal mass in a neonate or child

Wide mediastinum

May Be Caused by

Common: Appendicitis; Bowel malignancy with perforation; Crohn disease; Diverticultis; Ectopic pregnancy; Endometritis; Pancreatitis; Pelvic inflammatory disease; Peptic ulcer perforation; Postoperative state; Sexually transmitted disease; Trauma; Tuboovarian abscess
Uncommon: Amebiasis; Ascariasis; Intestinal obstruction; Ischemic colitis; Lymphogranuloma venereum; Meconium ileus; Perinephric abscess; Pyelonephritis; Schistosomiasis; Tuberculosis; Typhoid fever; Ulcerative coliitis with toxic megacolon