Abdominal Wall Abscess as a Nonvisceral Cause of Chronic Abdominopelvic Pain: A Case Report.
Abdominal wall abscesses are a rare but treatable cause of chronic abdominal pain. Carnett's sign and point-of-care ultrasound are valuable tools for early diagnosis, which can prevent unnecessary testing, facilitate targeted treatment, and improve outcomes.
Authors
- Omar Viswanath
- Naum Shaparin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1060-429X)
- Demetri A. Koutsospyros
- Jeffrey Hu
- Sarang Koushik (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0160-4063)
- Amaresh Vydyanathan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7342-9519)
- Kathryn Breidenbach
- Xiaolu Linda Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1004-6603)
- Ja Hyun Shin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0652-5636)
- Ashley Wong
- Karina Gritsenko
Institutions
- Creighton University (US)
- Albert Einstein College of Medicine (US)
- Montefiore Medical Center (US)
- University of Alabama at Birmingham (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PubMed
- Published
- 2025-10-01
- Primary Topic
- Appendicitis Diagnosis and Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00