The Acute Surgical Abdomen in Children

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A FEW of the more common surgical conditions occurring in childhood that require prompt therapy will be reviewed in the light of current knowledge. For the purpose of this discussion, the acute surgical abdomen is defined as those conditions requiring prompt abdominal operation. These may be conveniently grouped into four major classes: diseases in which the predominating complaint is abdominal pain; the various forms of intestinal obstruction; gastrointestinal bleeding; and trauma.Abdominal PainLess than 10 per cent of children coming to medical attention because of abdominal pain will require an operation. Within this group, however, are almost all those . . .

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