Central abdominal pain
Causes of central abdominal pain include:
- early appendicitis
- small intestinal obstruction
- acute gastritis
- acute pancreatitis
- ruptured abdominal aneurysm
In isolated central abdominal pain with no other features, it is often best to repeat the examination after two or three hours have passed; by this time other symptoms may have emerged which help the examiner to come to a firm diagnosis.
Rarer causes may include:
- mesenteric thrombosis
- myocardial infaraction
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