Scabbard

As Kahn belly ( Engl. Boat-shaped abdomen or scaphoid abdomen ) is a sunken abdomen called. In relation to the abdominal wall , the bony structures of the chest and pelvis are then prominent. The cause can be a cramp of the abdominal muscles or simply a lack of filling of the abdominal cavity. This is typical as a symptom of long-standing meningitis , cholera or lead poisoning . In newborns , the symptom may indicate a congenital diaphragmatic hernia , in children with vomiting diarrhea , increasing dehydration .

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1. ^ Klaus Holldack, Klaus Gahl: Auscultation and percussion. Inspection and palpation. Thieme, Stuttgart 1955; 10th, revised edition, ibid. 1986, ISBN 3-13-352410-0 , p. 230 ( causes for the retraction of the abdomen ).
2. ↑ GW. Hoffmann among others: Roche Lexicon Medicine. Verlag Elsevier Health Sciences, 2003, ISBN 3-437-15156-8 , p. 1202, (online)
3. ↑ H. Köppen: Gastroenterology for the practice: 51 tables. Georg Thieme Verlag, 2010, ISBN 978-3-13-146761-4 , p. 112, (online)
4. ↑ G. Jorch et al.: Neonatologie: The medicine of premature and full term babies. Georg Thieme Verlag, 2010, ISBN 978-3-13-160841-3 , p. 35, (online)
5. ^ P. Knuth: Emergencies according to key symptoms. Deutscher Ärzteverlag, 2006, ISBN 3-7691-0424-2 , p. 130, (online)

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