ABDOMINAL DISTENTION

ABDOMINAL DISTENTION: Abdominal Distention Bowel Dilatation Ascites Other Causes Abdominal Distention Mechanical obstruction Pseudo-obstruction Adhesions 60% Volvulus 3% Malignancy 20% Herniation 10%Paralytic Ileus Acute Colonic Chronic Intestinal Ogilvie's Syndrome Toxic Megacolon Myopathic Neuropathic Peritonitis Post-surgical Hypothyroidism Trauma/Surgery Medical Conditions (e.g. Myocardial Infarction, Congestive Heart Failure) Drugs Retroperitoneal Hemorrhage/Malignancy Scleroderma Familial Myopathy Enteric (e.g. Amyloidosis, Paraneoplastic, Narcotics) Extrinsic (e.g. Multiple Sclerosis, Spinal Injury, Stroke) Inflammatory Infectious Ischemic