Gamuts

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
Scoliosis
Unilaterally elevated diaphragm
Upper abdominal mass in a neonate or child
Wide mediastinum
May Be Caused by
 Common
Acute appendicitis
Bowel malignancy with perforation
Crohn disease
Diverticultis
Ectopic pregnancy
Endometritis
Pancreatitis
Pelvic inflammatory disease
Peptic ulcer perforation
Postoperative state
Sexually transmitted disease
Trauma
Tubo-ovarian abscess
 Uncommon
Amebiasis
Ascariasis
Intestinal obstruction
Ischemic colitis
Lymphogranuloma venereum
Meconium ileus
Perinephric abscess
Pyelonephritis
Schistosomiasis
Tuberculosis
Typhoid fever
Ulcerative coliitis with toxic megacolon

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