Abdominal Distension
Causes of Abdominal Distension
- FatCentral obesity
- FaecesLifestyle, age, obstruction, drugs, endocrine / neurological
- FlatusIrritable bowel syndrome, mechanical or paralytic gut obstruction
- FluidAscites, blood, pus, urine, bile, lymph, enteric contents
- FoetusPregnancy
- MassCancer, abscess, abdominal wall fibrosis
Abdominal Pulsation
Look For
- An obvious pulsation within the abdomen.
Significance
- May be physiologic in individuals with low BMI, though may be an indicator of abdominal aortic aneurysm.
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