Abstract:An abdominal mass is usually first detected on palpation of the abdomen during physical examination. Sometimes the mass may be too small to palpate, or within the confinement of an organ, and therefor...An abdominal mass is usually first detected on palpation of the abdomen during physical examination. Sometimes the mass may be too small to palpate, or within the confinement of an organ, and therefore not found on physical examination. Such masses are usually detected on ultrasound examination of the abdomen, either as an incidental finding or when investigating other presenting signs. This chapter deals with clinical presentation, diagnostic approach and treatment.Read More
Publication Year: 2013
Publication Date: 2013-01-04
Language: en
Type: book-chapter
Indexed In: ['crossref']
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