Abdominal

The Uncommon causes of abdominal pain page has been updated with additional information about acute porphyrias.

A segment on assessment has been added to the Irritable bowel syndrome page.

A number of treatments that are now considered ineffective or not available in Australia or New Zealand have been removed from the Irritable bowel syndrome page.

Key points have been added to the Diverticular disease page.

The Diverticular disease page has been revised with an expanded segment on antibiotics. In particular stating that the quality of evidence for withholding antibiotics in mild disease is insufficient to conclude that antibiotics are of no value.

Some wording improvements of the Biliary US technique page have been done.

The Hernias page has been updated with a short segment on the differential diagnosis of groin lumps,

A CTA image of a splenic artery aneurysm has been added to the Other abdominal aneurysms page,

The Pancreatitis page has been updated with some wording improvements.

The Hepatic diseases page has been updated with a new segment on investigation of suspected hepatic encephalopathy.

The Ascites page has been updated with additional information about the use of US when performing an ascitic tap.

The Ascites page has been updated to indicate that lower quadrant sites are preferred to the infra-umbilical site for performing an ascitic tap.

The Ascites page has been updated with a major revision and re-organisation of the section on Ascitic tap.

The Ultrasound of the bowel page has been updated with some additional information about the US features of diverticulitis.

The Acute liver failure page has been updated with some additional information about the treatment of hepatorenal syndrome.