Computed tomographic studies of the painful abdomen

Conference · Wed May 01 00:00:00 EDT 1985 · Radiology; (United States)

OSTI ID:5678510

Benson, M; Bree, R L; Schwab, R E; Ouimette, M

Abdominal CT scans were reviewed in a series of 53 patients who had abdominal pain without objective physical, radiographic, or laboratory abnormalities. Forty patients presented with abdominal pain alone, while the remaining patients had abdominal pain associated with nausea, vomiting or mild weight loss. Abdominal CT scans in all patients were interpreted as normal. One patient had a pancreatic carcinoma discovered at surgery one month after the CT scan was obtained. The patients were followed up for 6 to 12 months to confirm absence of significant disease. Our analysis suggests a very low yield from abdominal CT in patients with abdominal pain and no other objective findings.

• Research Organization: William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, MI
• OSTI ID: 5678510
• Report Number(s): CONF-851152-; TRN: 85-016795
• Journal Information: Radiology; (United States), Vol. 155:2; Conference: 71. scientific assembly and annual meeting, Chicago, IL, USA, 17 Nov 1985
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

62 RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE
ABDOMEN
COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY
DIAGNOSTIC USES
CARCINOMAS
NAUSEA
PAIN
PANCREAS
PATIENTS
VOMITING
BODY
BODY AREAS
DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES
DIGESTIVE SYSTEM
DISEASES
ENDOCRINE GLANDS
GLANDS
NEOPLASMS
ORGANS
SYMPTOMS
TOMOGRAPHY
USES
550602* - Medicine- External Radiation in Diagnostics- (1980-)