title: Intra-abdominal and pelvic emergencies.
abstract: The diversity in intra-abdominal/pelvic infections is more than any other organ system. Several clinical scenarios can end up in intra-abdominal infections. The common causes include penetrating abdominal trauma, abdominal surgery, diverticulitis, appendicitis, pancreatitis, biliary disease, perforated viscus, and primary peritonitis. Intra-abdominal infections can masquerade as fever of obscure origin or as dysfunction of neighboring organs, such as lower lobe pneumonia related to a subphrenic abscess or an abscess causing small bowel obstruction. An urgent surgical intervention is the mainstay of the management of serious intra-abdominal infections.
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, VA 23507, USA.
authors.forename: Sushma
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: Nancy Misri
authors.initials: NM
authors.lastname: Khardori
mesh_terms: D018784:Abdominal Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016638:Critical Illness; D004064:Digestive System / Q000382:microbiology; D013505:Digestive System Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D004322:Drainage / Q000379:methods; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D004638:Emergency Treatment; D006801:Humans; D059413:Intraabdominal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D010538:Peritonitis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000628:therapy
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents