Abdominal aortic aneurysm differential diagnosis
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Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Microchapters |
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Differentiating Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm from other Diseases |
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor-In-Chief: Cafer Zorkun, M.D., Ph.D. [2]; Hardik Patel, M.D.
Overview
An abdominal aortic aneurysm should be differentiated from other causes of abdominal pain such as acute cholecystitis, gastrointestinal bleeding, perforated peptic ulcer, ischemic bowel, nephrolithiasis, pyelonephritis, appendicitis, cholelithiasis, large bowel obstruction, small bowel obstruction, pancreatitis, musculoskeletal pain, myocardial infarction, and urinary tract infection.
Differentiating Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm from other Diseases
In a patient with a suspected abdominal aortic aneurysm, the following conditions also need to be considered:
- Acute cholecystitis
- Gastritis and peptic ulcer disease
- Gastrointestinal bleeding
- Ischemic bowel
- Diverticulitis
- Nephrolithiasis
- Pyelonephritis
- Appendicitis
- Cholelithiasis
- Large bowel obstruction
- Small bowel obstruction
- Pancreatitis
- Musculoskeletal pain
- Myocardial infarction
- Urinary tract infection in women