title: Nonoperative causes of abdominal pain.
abstract: In conclusion, it is good practice to consider operative (life-threatening) entities before nonoperative processes in the differential diagnosis of abdominal pain. However, a prudent and educated surgeon considers, even if only briefly, all possibilities before proceeding to operation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Boston Medical Center, Massachusetts, USA.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Roy
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Weimersheimer
mesh_terms: D000009:Abdominal Muscles / Q000473:pathology; D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000175:diagnosis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D006402:Hematologic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D006406:Hematoma / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008659:Metabolic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D009135:Muscular Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D010523:Peripheral Nervous System Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D011041:Poisoning / Q000175:diagnosis; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D001098:Spider Bites / Q000175:diagnosis; D013375:Substance Withdrawal Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis; D014570:Urologic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D014652:Vascular Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis