Abdominal Wall Edema Causes & Reasons

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Possible Causes

Heart Failure

Increase abdominal wall growth, where your pants are fitting tighter, could be an option. [capitalcardiology.com]

Swelling may be so severe as to reach up to the hips, scrotum, abdominal wall, and eventually, the abdominal cavity (ascites). [emedicinehealth.com]

In advanced stages of congestive heart failure (CHF) where it is filling up your lungs, you can have pulmonary edema — fluid in your lungs — that can make breathing more difficult [capitalcardiology.com]

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Chronic Right-Sided Congestive Heart Failure

In severe cases of HF, peripheral edema can extend to the thighs or even the sacrum, scrotum, lower abdominal wall, and occasionally even higher. [merckmanuals.com]

Abdominal ultrasonography revealed liver parenchymal echo thickening; widening of the hepatic vein, the right hepatic vein, and the inferior vena cava; gallbladder wall edema [omicsonline.org]

Swelling may be so severe as to reach up to the hips, scrotum, abdominal wall, and eventually, the abdominal cavity (ascites). [emedicinehealth.com]

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Ascites

By examination : Tachycardia ,Tachypnea ,Hypertension ,cyanosis, jaundice, clubbing of fingers ,limb edema ,Hepatomegaly, splenomegaly, dilated abdominal wall veins. [clinicaltrials.gov]

Cirrhosis - muscle mass loss, icteric sclera, spider angioma, palmar erythema, pedal edema, gynecomastia, prominent abdominal wall veins (caput medusae), palpable firm liver [clinicaladvisor.com]

Abdominal pain may be present Abdominal wall hernias (e.g., umbilical, inguinal, or incisional hernias) Peripheral or generalized edema Symptoms associated with increased [amboss.com]

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Nephrotic Syndrome

• Some present with scrotal,labial edema n respiratory compromise.rarely there is diarrhoea secondary to edema of the bowel wall • Occasionlly,NS presents critically ill [slideshare.net]

[…] due to peritonitis,bacretemia,pneumonia or rarely due to thrombotic episode • Some may have hypotensive symptoms like abdominal pain,persistent vomiting,dizziness and cold [slideshare.net]

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Anasarca

Over the past 6 months he gained 30 lbs with worsening lower extremity, abdominal wall, and scrotal edema. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Examination revealed generalized pitting edema extending from both lower extremities to the sacrum, abdominal, and thoracic wall, with scrotal swelling and upper extremity [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

The examiner tests for pitting edema of the abdominal wall. Image Source: Just In Time Medicine. Michigan Stage University. [healthfixit.com]

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Intestinal Perforation

Several recent reports have suggested that, in select premature neonates, intestinal perforation may be managed by peritoneal drainage alone. Much like a surgical Graham patch, the omentum may seal an intestinal perforation allowing healing while maintaining bowel continuity. This photograph, illustrating a classic case[…] [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

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Inferior Vena Cava Syndrome

In addition, if the thrombus is confined to the cava and does not involve the iliac or femoral system, the collateral pathways form along the posterior abdominal wall. [emedicine.medscape.com]

In one study, almost 60% of patients did not have bilateral leg edema. [emedicine.medscape.com]

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Inferior Vena Cava Plication

Abstract In a group of 70 patients, 40 undergoing the insertion of a Mobin-Uddin umbrella and 30 the placing of an Adams-DeWeese clip, the authors noted a 6% recurrent embolism rate within a follow up period of 14 months to 5 years. This was fatal in 1.5% of cases. There was 10.9% recurrent phlebitis and 9.4%[…] [unboundmedicine.com]

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Water Intoxication

A case of water intoxication with remarkable hyponatremia was investigated with a special reference to EEG changes during and after the episode. The patient recovered his EEG as his consciousness disturbance had improved through an intravenous infusion of high osmolality saline, correlating with the serum sodium[…] [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

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Acute Alcohol Intoxication

Damage of gallbladder wall (edema, intramural haemorrhage) and secondary bacterial infection complete the pathological features. [intechopen.com]

Acalculous cholecystitis is acute inflammatory disease associated with right upper abdominal quadrant pain, leucocitosis, thickened wall without gallstones (ultrasonography [intechopen.com]

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Puerperium

In those who are not, aggressive fluid administration may produce third spacing, leading to left ventricular diastolic dysfunction from ventricular wall edema, as well as [ajog.org]

[…] pulmonary edema, cerebral edema, bowel edema with increased intra-abdominal pressure, and higher mortality. 27 Marik P. [ajog.org]

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Omphalitis

Fifteen of these patients died soon after emergence of anterior abdominal wall edema and cellulitis. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Discoloration Crepitance Rapidly expanding erythema or other changes Systemic toxicity and signs of shock OF NOTE – they do not need to have severe abdominal wall changes [pedemmorsels.com]

Extensive local disease is characterized by necrotizing fasciitis or myonecrosis, spreading from the periumbilical area to adjacent regions of the abdominal wall and into [symptoma.com]

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Duodenal Diverticulum

Contrast-enhanced CT shows free retroperitoneal fluid (arrow) adjacent to the third duodenal portion and slight wall thickening or mural edema. [insightsimaging.springeropen.com]

Comes to our endoscopic unit for a second opinion, upper endoscopy was performed finding the duodenal bulb with an ulcer of the anterior wall with edema and a pseudo-obstruction [gastrointestinalatlas.com]

Abdominal subcutaneous emphysema (short arrows) secondary to multiple rib fractures and pneumothorax Vascular pathologies Hematomas essentially affect the second and third [insightsimaging.springeropen.com]

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Subcutaneous Abscess

Clinical features: Necrotizing fasciitis most commonly develops on the lower extremities, but the abdominal wall and perineum may be involved following abdominal trauma or [infectiousdiseaseadvisor.com]

The process begins as local cellulitis, with erythema, edema, pain, and marked tenderness. [infectiousdiseaseadvisor.com]

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Colitis

Both patients exhibited abdominal pain with bloody diarrhea, and abdominal computed tomography showed marked wall edema affecting an extensive portion of the large bowel. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Edema and congestion but no ulceration were present in the mucosa of the resected specimen. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

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Congestive Heart Failure

[…] can extend to the thighs or even the sacrum, scrotum, lower abdominal wall, and occasionally even higher. [msdmanuals.com]

Swelling may be so severe as to reach up to the hips, scrotum, abdominal wall, and eventually, the abdominal cavity (ascites). [emedicinehealth.com]

Severe edema in multiple areas is termed anasarca. Edema may be asymmetric if patients lie predominantly on one side. [msdmanuals.com]

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Entrapment Neuropathy

(See "Anatomy of the abdominal wall" .) Pain can usually be localized to a highly discrete region of the abdomen. [uptodate.com]

Oral contraceptives and pregnancy have been associated with exacerbation of entrapment syndromes, possibly due to tissue edema from estrogen and progesterone [ 10,11 ]. [uptodate.com]

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Renal Colic

Ultrasound can both visualize gallstones and detect gallbladder wall thickening and edema caused by acute cholecystitis. [emdocs.net]

[…] setting of fever and/or leukocytosis or when right upper quadrant pain lasts for greater than 6 hours without waning as would be typical of uncomplicated gallstone disease.46 Abdominal [emdocs.net]

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Left Cardiac Ventricle Disorder

In severe cases of HF, peripheral edema can extend to the thighs or even the sacrum, scrotum, lower abdominal wall, and occasionally even higher. [merckmanuals.com]

Severe edema in multiple areas is termed anasarca. Edema may be asymmetric if patients lie predominantly on one side. [merckmanuals.com]

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Duodenal Ulcer

The duodenal ulcer is observed and edema of the walls Video Endoscopic Sequence 3 of 4. Endoscopy of The Duodenal Ulcer Video Endoscopic Sequence 4 of 4. [gastrointestinalatlas.com]

Survival among chronic renalfailure patients requiring major abdominal surgeryJournal of the American College of Surgeons, Volume 188,Issue 3, Pages 310-314 L.Newman. [gastrointestinalatlas.com]

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Phlegmonous Gastritis

Abdominal CT showed thickening of the stomach wall with edema and gas. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Abdominal computed tomography revealed diffuse gastric wall thickening, edema with perigastric inflammation, and upper abdominal free fluid, but no evidence of pneumoperitoneum [acgcasereports.gi.org]

Abdominal CT showed thickening of the stomach wall with edema and gas. On the basis of symptoms and CT imaging findings, the patient was diagnosed with acute PG. [journals.lww.com]

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Intestinal Obstruction

There are also specific findings on abdominal CT: free intraperitoneal fluid, mesenteric edema, thickened wall, pneumatosis intestinalis, “small bowel feces signs” (gas bubbles [intechopen.com]

Clinical appearance of fast onset of abdominal pain, continuous pain, not colicky, abdominal tenderness localized, or diffuse on physical examination suggest the choice of [intechopen.com]

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Recurrent Acute Pancreatitis

Yang R, Jing ZL, Zhang XM, et al ; MR imaging of acute pancreatitis: correlation of abdominal wall edema with severity scores. [patient.info]

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Retrocecal Appendicitis

[…] in the subcutaneous and the muscular fascia of the abdominal wall and inguinal region. [intechopen.com]

An ultrasonography of the scrotum was performed, which showed the vascularization of both testicles preserved, and an abscess in the right hemiscrotum and the presence of edema [intechopen.com]

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Pancreatic Abscess

Yang R, Jing ZL, Zhang XM, et al ; MR imaging of acute pancreatitis: correlation of abdominal wall edema with severity scores. [patient.info]

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Jejunal Diverticulosis

Figure 1: Abdominal CT showed on axial views asymmetric jejunal wall thickening most prominent on the mesenteric side of the bowel, containing extraluminal air with edema [omicsonline.org]

Computed tomography may show focal areas of out-pouching of the mesenteric side of the bowel, localized intestinal wall thickening due to inflammation or edema, abscesses, [wjes.biomedcentral.com]

Abdominal CT with multiplanar reconstructions showed on axial views a focal area of asymmetric jejunal wall thickening most prominent on the mesenteric side of the bowel, [omicsonline.org]

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Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage

Ischemia causes mucosal and partial-thickness colonic wall sloughing, edema, and bleeding. In most cases, the precipitating event cannot be identified. [emedicine.medscape.com]

However, although abdominal pain and bloody diarrhea are the main clinical manifestations, ischemic colitis is not associated with significant blood loss or hematochezia. [emedicine.medscape.com]

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Indirect Inguinal Hernia

pain and swelling in the inguinal region, possibly confirmable by rectal palpation. inguinal canal the oblique passage in the ventral abdominal wall, through which passes [medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com]

[…] hĕr'nē-ă ) A hernia at the inguinal region. inguinal pertaining to the groin. inguinal abscess characterized by a history of prior castration and a syndrome of unilateral edema [medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com]

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Thrombophlebitis

The patient experienced an immediate reduction of edema, tiredness in the legs, varicosis of abdominal wall as well as in the legs. [bmcpediatr.biomedcentral.com]

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Adenoma

Intraoperatively, the vessels were found to be intact with some compression from abdominal wall edema which did not require any intervention other than additional volume removal [wjgnet.com]

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