title: Essential diagnosis of abdominal emergencies in the first year of life.
abstract: There are a myriad of abdominal emergencies in the first year of life. Some are more common than others, but each very serious. Any delay in determining the diagnosis can lead to significant morbidity and even mortality. This article discusses neonatal and infant medical and surgical abdominal emergencies often encountered in the emergency department.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota, 345 North Smith Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55102, USA. jeffrey.louie@childrensmn.org
authors.forename: Jeffrey P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Louie
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007410:Intestinal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D010372:Pediatrics