Abodominal pain in Aged
- Author:
Nguyen Van Kim
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
*Abodominal pain
- MeSH:
Aged;
Pain;
Abdominal Pain
- From:Journal of Vietnamese Medicine
2003;291(12):1-8
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
Abodominal pain in elderly can be the signs of a large variety of diseases and condition such as those in bile duct canal, appendicitis, diverticulitis, mesenteric ischemia, intestinal occlusion, abdominal arteriectesia, gastroduodenal ulcer, gastritis, intestinalitis. The diagnosis was conducted by laparo-ultrasound, CT scan, chest X-ray. Diagnostic accuracy decreases with age increasing. The mortality varies largely depending on the potential pathology. An approximation of 30-40% of patients needed a surgical intervention with a mortality of 10% approximately
