Abdominal aortic aneurysm differential diagnosis

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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]

Overview

An abdominal aortic aneurysm should be differentiated from other causes of abdominal pain such as acute cholecystitis.

Differentiating Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm from other Diseases

• Acute cholecystitis
• Gastritis and Peptic ulcer disease
• Gastrointestinal bleed
• Ischemic bowel
• Diverticulitis
• Nephrolithiasis
• Pyelonephritis
• Musculoskeletal pain
• Appendicitis
• Cholelithiasis
• Large bowel obstruction
• Myocardial infarction
• Pancreatitis in emergency medicine
• Small bowel obstruction in emergency medicine
• Urinary tract infection in women