Differential Diagnosis of Abdominal Distention

Differential DIagnosis of Abdominal Distention 

Differential diagnosis of abdominal distention / causes of abdominal distention 

-Intestinal obstruction 
large bowel obstruction due to feces, volvulus, cancer and diverticulitis.
Small bowel obstruction due to intussusception, gallstone ileus, tuberculosis, tumor, hernia, adhesion, Crohn’s disease and foreign bodies. 
-fetus / pregnancy 
-flatus
-feces
-fat due to obesity 
-fluid due to ascites