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==Causes by Organ System==
==Causes by Organ System==
{|style="width:80%; height:100px" border="1"
|style="height:100px"; style="width:25%" border="1" bgcolor="LightSteelBlue" | '''Cardiovascular'''
|style="height:100px"; style="width:75%" border="1" bgcolor="Beige" |
[[Abdominal aneurysm]],
[[Congestive Heart Failure]],
[[Heart failure]],
|-
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
| '''Chemical / poisoning'''
|bgcolor="Beige"| No underlying causes
|-
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
| '''Congenital'''
|bgcolor="Beige"|
[[Congenital hepatic porphyria]],
[[Congenital megacolon]],
Congenital short bowel,
[[Congenital tuberculosis]],
[[Hirschsprung's disease]],
Jirásek-Zuelzer-Wilson syndrome,
[[Meconium]] plug syndrome,
|-
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
| '''Dermatologic'''
|bgcolor="Beige"| No underlying causes
|-
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
| '''Drug Side Effect'''
|bgcolor="Beige"|
[[Ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome]] [[OHSS]],
|-
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
| '''Ear Nose Throat'''
|bgcolor="Beige"| No underlying causes
|-
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
| '''Endocrine'''
|bgcolor="Beige"|
[[Hypothyroidism]],
|-
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
| '''Environmental'''
|bgcolor="Beige"| No underlying causes
|-
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
| '''Gastroenterologic'''
|bgcolor="Beige"|
[[Abdominal abscess]],
[[Acute appendicitis]],
[[Ascites]],
[[Biliary Atresia]],
[[Cirrhosis]],
[[Colonic volvulus]],
[[Constipation]],
[[Diverticulitis]],
Idiopathic sclerosing mesenteritis,
[[Ileus]],
[[Large bowel obstruction]],
[[Necrotizing enterocolitis]],
[[Pancreatitis]] and complications (pseudocyst),
Peritoneal bleeding,
[[Peritonitis]],
|-
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
| '''Genetic'''
|bgcolor="Beige"|
[[Polycystic Liver Disease]],
|-
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
| '''Hematologic'''
|bgcolor="Beige"|
[[Acanthocytosis]],
|-
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
| '''Iatrogenic'''
|bgcolor="Beige"|
[[Blind loop syndrome]],
[[Colonic pseudo-obstruction]] ([[Ogilvie's Syndrome]]),
|-
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
| '''Infectious Disease'''
|bgcolor="Beige"|
[[Helminthiasis]],
[[Toxic megacolon]],
|-
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
| '''Musculoskeletal / Ortho'''
|bgcolor="Beige"| No underlying causes
|-
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
| '''Neurologic'''
|bgcolor="Beige"| No underlying causes
|-
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
| '''Nutritional / Metabolic'''
|bgcolor="Beige"|
[[Acute intermittent porphyria]],
Hepatorenal tyrosinemia]],
[[Lactose intolerance]],
[[Overeating]],
|-
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
| '''Obstetric/Gynecologic'''
|bgcolor="Beige"|
[[Ovarian cancer]],
[[Pregnancy]],
|-
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
| '''Oncologic'''
|bgcolor="Beige"|
[[Granulosa cell tumor]] of the [[ovary]],
[[Leukemia]],
[[Lymphoma]],
|-
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
| '''Opthalmologic'''
|bgcolor="Beige"| No underlying causes
|-
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
| '''Overdose / Toxicity'''
|bgcolor="Beige"| No underlying causes
|-
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
| '''Psychiatric'''
|bgcolor="Beige"| No underlying causes
|-
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
| '''Pulmonary'''
|bgcolor="Beige"| No underlying causes
|-
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
| '''Renal / Electrolyte'''
|bgcolor="Beige"|
[[Nephrotic syndrome]],
|-
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
| '''Rheum / Immune / Allergy'''
|bgcolor="Beige"| No underlying causes
|-
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
| '''Sexual'''
|bgcolor="Beige"| No underlying causes
|-
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
| '''Trauma'''
|bgcolor="Beige"|
[[Abdominal trauma]] with intra-abdominal [[bleeding]],
|-
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
| '''Urologic'''
|bgcolor="Beige"| No underlying causes
|-
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
| '''Miscellaneous'''
|bgcolor="Beige"|
Air swallowing (nervous habit),
Functional gas/constipation,
Gas/bloat syndrome,
[[Obesity]],
[[Umbilical hernia]] or [[ventral hernia]],
|-
|}


==Causes in Alphabetical Order==
==Causes in Alphabetical Order==

Revision as of 13:44, 22 August 2012


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Abdominal distension (or "distended abdomen") can be a sign of many conditions affecting many organ systems. [1] [2]

Common Causes

Causes by Organ System

Cardiovascular

Abdominal aneurysm, Congestive Heart Failure, Heart failure,

Chemical / poisoning No underlying causes
Congenital

Congenital hepatic porphyria, Congenital megacolon, Congenital short bowel, Congenital tuberculosis, Hirschsprung's disease, Jirásek-Zuelzer-Wilson syndrome, Meconium plug syndrome,

Dermatologic No underlying causes
Drug Side Effect

Ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome OHSS,

Ear Nose Throat No underlying causes
Endocrine

Hypothyroidism,

Environmental No underlying causes
Gastroenterologic

Abdominal abscess, Acute appendicitis, Ascites, Biliary Atresia, Cirrhosis, Colonic volvulus, Constipation, Diverticulitis, Idiopathic sclerosing mesenteritis, Ileus, Large bowel obstruction, Necrotizing enterocolitis, Pancreatitis and complications (pseudocyst), Peritoneal bleeding, Peritonitis,


Genetic

Polycystic Liver Disease,

Hematologic

Acanthocytosis,

Iatrogenic

Blind loop syndrome, Colonic pseudo-obstruction (Ogilvie's Syndrome),

Infectious Disease

Helminthiasis, Toxic megacolon,


Musculoskeletal / Ortho No underlying causes
Neurologic No underlying causes
Nutritional / Metabolic

Acute intermittent porphyria, Hepatorenal tyrosinemia]], Lactose intolerance, Overeating,

Obstetric/Gynecologic

Ovarian cancer, Pregnancy,

Oncologic

Granulosa cell tumor of the ovary, Leukemia, Lymphoma,

Opthalmologic No underlying causes
Overdose / Toxicity No underlying causes
Psychiatric No underlying causes
Pulmonary No underlying causes
Renal / Electrolyte

Nephrotic syndrome,


Rheum / Immune / Allergy No underlying causes
Sexual No underlying causes
Trauma

Abdominal trauma with intra-abdominal bleeding,

Urologic No underlying causes
Miscellaneous

Air swallowing (nervous habit), Functional gas/constipation, Gas/bloat syndrome, Obesity, Umbilical hernia or ventral hernia,

Causes in Alphabetical Order

References

  1. ↑ Sailer, Christian, Wasner, Susanne. Differential Diagnosis Pocket. Hermosa Beach, CA: Borm Bruckmeir Publishing LLC, 2002:77 ISBN 1591032016
  2. ↑ Kahan, Scott, Smith, Ellen G. In A Page: Signs and Symptoms. Malden, Massachusetts: Blackwell Publishing, 2004:68 ISBN 140510368X
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