"Abdomen, Acute" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A clinical syndrome with acute abdominal pain that is severe, localized, and rapid in onset. Acute abdomen may be caused by a variety of disorders, injuries, or diseases.
| Descriptor ID |
D000006
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C23.888.592.612.054.200 C23.888.821.030.249
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| Concept/Terms |
Abdomen, Acute- Abdomen, Acute
- Abdomens, Acute
- Acute Abdomen
- Acute Abdomens
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Abdomen, Acute" by people in this website by year, and whether "Abdomen, Acute" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1991 | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1994 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 1995 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 1996 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 1997 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 1998 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2000 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 2001 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2002 | 14 | 6 | 20 |
| 2003 | 17 | 11 | 28 |
| 2004 | 17 | 10 | 27 |
| 2005 | 21 | 13 | 34 |
| 2006 | 26 | 8 | 34 |
| 2007 | 27 | 7 | 34 |
| 2008 | 26 | 10 | 36 |
| 2009 | 24 | 13 | 37 |
| 2010 | 28 | 7 | 35 |
| 2011 | 21 | 18 | 39 |
| 2012 | 17 | 14 | 31 |
| 2013 | 27 | 9 | 36 |
| 2014 | 18 | 20 | 38 |
| 2015 | 22 | 4 | 26 |
| 2016 | 17 | 15 | 32 |
| 2017 | 17 | 3 | 20 |
| 2018 | 11 | 9 | 20 |
| 2019 | 9 | 5 | 14 |
| 2020 | 13 | 1 | 14 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Abdomen, Acute" by people in Profiles.
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The effect of emergency surgery on acute abdomen patients with COVID-19 pneumonia: a retrospective observational study. Aging (Albany NY). 2020 08 15; 12(15):15771-15783.
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Severe SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Children With Suspected Acute Abdomen: A Case Series From a Tertiary Hospital in Spain. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2020 08; 39(8):e195-e198.
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Acute abdomen in patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection or co-infection. Langenbecks Arch Surg. 2020 Sep; 405(6):861-866.
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Emergency Surgery in Suspected COVID-19 Patients With Acute Abdomen: Case Series and Perspectives. Ann Surg. 2020 07; 272(1):e38-e39.
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Enteritis and Severe Abdominal Pain as the First Presentation of Covid-19. Ir Med J. 2020 06 11; 113(6):102.
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Case Report: COVID-19 Masquerading as an Acute Surgical Abdomen. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2020 08; 103(2):841-843.
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Role of chest CT in patients with acute abdomen during the COVID-19 era. Br J Surg. 2020 06; 107(7):e196.
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Radiographic examination of the chest and COVID-19. Ann R Coll Surg Engl. 2020 May; 102(5):334.
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Emergency surgery during the COVID-19 pandemic: what you need to know for practice. Ann R Coll Surg Engl. 2020 May; 102(5):323-332.
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About the scientific letter 'Suspected acute abdomen as an extrapulmonary manifestation of COVID-19 infection'. Cir Esp. 2020 Aug - Sep; 98(7):423-424.