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Lower abdominal pain

MedGen UID:
66676
•Concept ID:
C0232495
•
Sign or Symptom
Synonym: Lower Abdominal Pain
SNOMED CT: Lower abdominal pain (54586004)

Definition

A sensation of discomfort emanating from the inferior quadrants of the abdomen, which may be peritoneal or visceral in origin, or referred from an extra-abdominal location. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVLower abdominal pain

Professional guidelines

PubMed

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Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Ectopic Pregnancy: Diagnosis and Management.
Hendriks E, Rosenberg R, Prine L
Am Fam Physician 2020 May 15;101(10):599-606. PMID: 32412215
Lower Abdominal Pain.
Carlberg DJ, Lee SD, Dubin JS
Emerg Med Clin North Am 2016 May;34(2):229-49. doi: 10.1016/j.emc.2015.12.003. PMID: 27133242
Pelvic inflammatory disease.
Gradison M
Am Fam Physician 2012 Apr 15;85(8):791-6. PMID: 22534388
Exercise for dysmenorrhoea.
Brown J, Brown S
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2010 Feb 17;(2):CD004142. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD004142.pub2. PMID: 20166071
Endometriosis.
LAMB WK
Calif Med 1950 Feb;72(2):113-7. PMID: 15400564Free PMC Article

Diagnosis

Diverticulosis, Diverticulitis, and Diverticular Bleeding.
Wan D, Krisko T
Clin Geriatr Med 2021 Feb;37(1):141-154. doi: 10.1016/j.cger.2020.08.011. PMID: 33213768
Urinary Retention.
Billet M, Windsor TA
Emerg Med Clin North Am 2019 Nov;37(4):649-660. Epub 2019 Aug 16 doi: 10.1016/j.emc.2019.07.005. PMID: 31563200
Lower Abdominal Pain.
Carlberg DJ, Lee SD, Dubin JS
Emerg Med Clin North Am 2016 May;34(2):229-49. doi: 10.1016/j.emc.2015.12.003. PMID: 27133242
Colonic ischemia.
Greenwald DA, Brandt LJ
J Clin Gastroenterol 1998 Sep;27(2):122-8. doi: 10.1097/00004836-199809000-00004. PMID: 9754772
Endometriosis.
LAMB WK
Calif Med 1950 Feb;72(2):113-7. PMID: 15400564Free PMC Article

Therapy

Ectopic Pregnancy: Diagnosis and Management.
Hendriks E, Rosenberg R, Prine L
Am Fam Physician 2020 May 15;101(10):599-606. PMID: 32412215
Rectal Paraganglioma.
Araki T, Takeshita S, Kawasaki H, Kusumoto K, Ohata K, Shigematsu K, Shigeno M
Intern Med 2019 Jan 15;58(2):195-199. Epub 2018 Aug 24 doi: 10.2169/internalmedicine.1218-18. PMID: 30146582Free PMC Article
WITHDRAWN: Exercise for dysmenorrhoea.
Brown J, Brown S
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2017 Feb 14;2(2):CD004142. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD004142.pub3. PMID: 28194755Free PMC Article
Pelvic inflammatory disease.
Gradison M
Am Fam Physician 2012 Apr 15;85(8):791-6. PMID: 22534388
Exercise for dysmenorrhoea.
Brown J, Brown S
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2010 Feb 17;(2):CD004142. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD004142.pub2. PMID: 20166071

Prognosis

Ectopic pregnancy: a single-center experience over ten years.
Al Naimi A, Moore P, Brüggmann D, Krysa L, Louwen F, Bahlmann F
Reprod Biol Endocrinol 2021 Jun 1;19(1):79. doi: 10.1186/s12958-021-00761-w. PMID: 34059064Free PMC Article
Athletic Pubalgia (Sports Hernia): Presentation and Treatment.
Drager J, Rasio J, Newhouse A
Arthroscopy 2020 Dec;36(12):2952-2953. doi: 10.1016/j.arthro.2020.09.022. PMID: 33276883
Presenting symptoms of cancer and stage at diagnosis: evidence from a cross-sectional, population-based study.
Koo MM, Swann R, McPhail S, Abel GA, Elliss-Brookes L, Rubin GP, Lyratzopoulos G
Lancet Oncol 2020 Jan;21(1):73-79. Epub 2019 Nov 6 doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(19)30595-9. PMID: 31704137Free PMC Article
Rectal Paraganglioma.
Araki T, Takeshita S, Kawasaki H, Kusumoto K, Ohata K, Shigematsu K, Shigeno M
Intern Med 2019 Jan 15;58(2):195-199. Epub 2018 Aug 24 doi: 10.2169/internalmedicine.1218-18. PMID: 30146582Free PMC Article
Colonic ischemia.
Greenwald DA, Brandt LJ
J Clin Gastroenterol 1998 Sep;27(2):122-8. doi: 10.1097/00004836-199809000-00004. PMID: 9754772

Clinical prediction guides

Ectopic pregnancy: a single-center experience over ten years.
Al Naimi A, Moore P, Brüggmann D, Krysa L, Louwen F, Bahlmann F
Reprod Biol Endocrinol 2021 Jun 1;19(1):79. doi: 10.1186/s12958-021-00761-w. PMID: 34059064Free PMC Article
WITHDRAWN: Exercise for dysmenorrhoea.
Brown J, Brown S
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2017 Feb 14;2(2):CD004142. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD004142.pub3. PMID: 28194755Free PMC Article
Colonic diverticular disease.
Humes D, Smith JK, Spiller RC
BMJ Clin Evid 2011 Mar 14;2011 PMID: 21401970Free PMC Article
Exercise for dysmenorrhoea.
Brown J, Brown S
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2010 Feb 17;(2):CD004142. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD004142.pub2. PMID: 20166071
Colonic diverticular disease.
Humes D, Simpson J, Spiller RC
BMJ Clin Evid 2007 Aug 15;2007 PMID: 19454119Free PMC Article

Recent systematic reviews

WITHDRAWN: Exercise for dysmenorrhoea.
Brown J, Brown S
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2017 Feb 14;2(2):CD004142. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD004142.pub3. PMID: 28194755Free PMC Article
Colonic diverticular disease.
Humes D, Smith JK, Spiller RC
BMJ Clin Evid 2011 Mar 14;2011 PMID: 21401970Free PMC Article
Laparoscopy for the management of acute lower abdominal pain in women of childbearing age.
Gaitán HG, Reveiz L, Farquhar C
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2011 Jan 19;(1):CD007683. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD007683.pub2. PMID: 21249692
Exercise for dysmenorrhoea.
Brown J, Brown S
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2010 Feb 17;(2):CD004142. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD004142.pub2. PMID: 20166071
Colonic diverticular disease.
Humes D, Simpson J, Spiller RC
BMJ Clin Evid 2007 Aug 15;2007 PMID: 19454119Free PMC Article

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