title: Acute abdomen as an unusual manifestation of severe preeclampsia. A case report.
abstract: An unusual case of acute abdomen as a distinct manifestation of severe preeclampsia is described. At laparotomy all other causes of the abdominal emergency were excluded. Among the many manifestations of preeclampsia one must now include the diagnosis of acute surgical abdomen.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaplan Hospital, Rehovot, Israel.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lurie
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Hagay
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Matzkel
mesh_terms: D000006:Abdomen, Acute / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011225:Pre-Eclampsia / Q000150:complications*; D011247:Pregnancy