RT Book, Section A1 Brownson, Elisha G. A1 Mandell, Katherine A2 Doherty, Gerard M. SR Print(0) ID 1105488088 T1 The Acute Abdomen T2 CURRENT Diagnosis & Treatment: Surgery, 14e YR 2015 FD 2015 PB McGraw-Hill Education PP New York, NY SN 9780071792110 LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1105488088 RD 2024/10/11 AB An “acute abdomen” denotes any sudden, spontaneous, nontraumatic, severe abdominal pain, typically of less than 24 hours duration. The acute abdomen requires rapid and specific diagnosis as several etiologies demand urgent operative intervention. Because there is frequently a progressive underlying intra-abdominal disorder, undue delay in diagnosis and treatment may adversely affect outcome.