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Causes of Abdominal swelling



This section discusses 414 medical conditions causing Abdominal swelling. A simple discussion of these causes with additional information is below.

Causes of Abdominal swelling:

The following medical conditions are some of the possible causes of Abdominal swelling. There are likely to be other possible causes, so ask your doctor about your symptoms.

Causes of Abdominal swelling listed in Disease Database:

Other medical conditions listed in the Disease Database as possible causes of Abdominal swelling as a symptom include:

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Conditions listing medical symptoms: Abdominal swelling:

The following list of conditions have 'Abdominal swelling' or similar listed as a symptom in our database. This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete. Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause of any symptom.

A

  • AAA ... abdominal mass
  • Abdominal abscess ... abdominal distention
  • Abdominal Cancer ... abdominal swelling (ascites)
  • Abdominal chemodectomas with cutaneous angiolipomas ... abdominal swelling
  • Abdominal Hernia ... Abdominal swelling
  • Abdominal Neoplasms ... abdominal mass, abdominal bloating
  • Abruptio Placentae ... abdominal hardness
  • Acanthocytosis ... distended abdomen, ascites
  • Accessory navicular bone ... distended abdomen
  • Achlorhydria ... bloating
  • Achondrogenesis type 1A ... protruding abdomen
  • Achondroplasia regional - dysplasia abdominal muscle ... protruding abdomen
  • Acinic cell carcinoma ... bloating
  • Acute Appendicitis ... abdominal swelling
  • Acute Cholecystitis ... abdominal mass
  • Acute intermittent porphyria ... abdominal distention
  • Acute Nonulcer dyspepsia ... abdominal bloating
  • Acute Pancreatitis ... abdominal swelling
  • Adenocarcinoid tumor ... abdominal mass
  • Adrenal hemorrhage, neonatal ... abdominal mass, flank mass
  • Aggressive systemic mastocytosis ... ascites
  • Albuminuria ... ascites
  • Alpha 1-Antitrypsin Deficiency ... swollen abdomen
  • Alveolar echinococcosis ... abdominal mass
  • Andersen disease ... abnormal fluid buildup in abdomen
  • Angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma ... ascites
  • Angiosarcoma of the liver ... ascites
  • Aortic aneurysm, familial abdominal 1 ... abdominal mass
  • Aortic aneurysm, familial abdominal 2 ... abdominal mass
  • Aortic aneurysm, familial abdominal 3 ... abdominal mass
  • Aortic coarctation ... abdominal swelling
  • Appendiceal tumor ... enlarged abdomen, bloating, fluid in the abdomen
  • Appendix cancer ... enlarged abdomen, bloating, fluid in the abdomen
  • Ascites ... swollen abdomen, fluid in the abdomen
  • Atresia of small intestine ... swollen abdomen
  • Atresia of urethra ... enlarged abdomen
  • Autoimmune Hepatitis ... fluid in the abdomen (ascites)
  • Autosomal Recessive Polycystic Kidney Disease ... protruding abdomen

    B

  • Baby rattle pelvic dysplasia ... protruding abdomen
  • Bacterial endocarditis ... swollen abdomen
  • Banti's syndrome ... ascites
  • Beemer-Langer syndrome ... abnormal fluid buildup in abdomen, ascites
  • Biliary Atresia ... abdominal masses or distension
  • Biliary atresia, intrahepatic, non syndromic form ... swollen abdomen
  • Biliary atresia, intrahepatic, syndromic form ... swollen abdomen
  • Blind loop syndrome ... abdominal distention
  • Bowel Obstruction ... abdominal swelling
  • Budd-Chiari syndrome ... abdominal collateral vein distention, ascites
  • Burkitt's lymphoma ... abdominal tumor

    C

  • Cardiac tamponade ... abdominal swelling
  • Cardiomegaly ... ascites
  • CCF ... swollen abdomen
  • Celiac Disease ... abdominal bloating
  • Childhood liver cancer, primary ... abdominal lump, abdominal swelling
  • Cholestasis ... ascites
  • Cholestasis, progressive familial intrahepatic 1 ... swollen abdomen
  • Cholestasis, progressive familial intrahepatic 2 ... swollen abdomen
  • Cholestasis, progressive familial intrahepatic 3 ... swollen abdomen
  • Choriocarcinoma, infantile ... abdominal mass
  • Chromophil renal cell carcinoma ... abdominal mass
  • Chromophobe renal cell carcinoma ... abdominal mass
  • Chromosome 2 trisomy syndrome ... ascites
  • Chronic Hepatitis C ... Ascites
  • Chronic Nonulcer dyspepsia ... abdominal bloating
  • Chylous ascites ... abdominal distention
  • Cirrhosis of the liver ... swollen abdomen, Ascites
  • Cirrhosis, familial ... enlarged abdomen
  • Clear cell renal cell carcinoma ... abdominal mass
  • Coarctation of aorta dominant ... abdominal swelling
  • Colonic volvulus ... abdominal distention
  • Colorectal cancer ... abdominal fullness, abdominal bloating
  • Congenital chloride diarrhea ... enlarged abdomen
  • Congenital disorder of glycosylation type 1H ... ascites
  • Congenital heart septum defect ... swollen abdomen
  • Congenital hepatic porphyria ... distended abdomen
  • Congenital herpes simplex ... abdominal swelling
  • Congenital hypothyroidism ... protruding abdomen
  • Congenital megacolon ... distended abdomen
  • Congenital megalo-ureter ... abdominal mass
  • Congenital mesoblastic nephroma ... abdominal mass
  • Congenital short bowel ... distended abdomen
  • Congenital sucrose-isomaltose malabsorption ... bloating
  • Congenital tuberculosis ... abdominal distention
  • Constipation ... abdominal bloating, abdominal swelling
  • Cooley syndrome ... enlarged abdomen
  • Cor pulmonale ... abdominal swelling
  • Cretinism athyreotic ... protruding abdomen
  • Crohn's disease ... abdominal swelling
  • Cyclosporiasis ... abdominal bloating, bloating
  • Cyclosporiosis ... bloating
  • Cystic Fibrosis ... abdominal bloating
  • Cystic hamartoma of lung and kidney ... abdominal mass

    D

  • Desmoid disease, hereditary ... abdominal mass
  • Desmoplastic small round cell tumor ... enlarged abdomen, abdominal mass, ascites
  • Diabetic Gastroparesis ... Abdominal bloating
  • Diarrhea ... bloating
  • Diffuse neonatal hemangiomatosis ... ascites
  • Diffuse systemic sclerosi ... bloating
  • Digestive system cancer ... Abdominal mass
  • Diverticular Disease ... bloating
  • Dreyfus syndrome ... protruding abdomen
  • Duodenal conditions ... Bloating
  • Duodenal ulcer due to antral G-cell hyperfunction ... bloating
  • Duodenitis ... Bloating
  • Dysharmonic skeletal maturation - muscular fiber disproportion ... enlarged abdomen

    E

  • Edema ... abdominal bloating
  • EGE ... abnormal fluid buildup in abdomen
  • End Stage Liver Failure ... distended abdomen, ascites
  • Endocrine pancreatic cancer ... Ascites
  • Endodermal sinus tumor ... abdominal mass, abdominal swelling
  • Endometriosis ... abdominal bloating
  • Endomyocardial fibrosis ... abnormal fluid buildup in abdomen
  • Enterocolitis ... abdominal swelling
  • Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli ... abdominal bloating
  • Eosinophilic enteropathy, pattern III ... abnormal fluid buildup in abdomen
  • Esophageal atresia with tracheoesophageal fistula ... abdominal distention
  • Extragonadal Germ Cell Tumor ... abdominal mass

    F

  • Familial Colorectal Cancer ... abdominal mass, abdominal bloating
  • Familial hyperchylomicronemia ... distended abdomen
  • Familial hyperlipoproteinemia ... distended abdomen
  • Familial Mediterranean fever ... abdominal distention
  • Familial renal cell carcinoma ... abdominal mass
  • Familial Wilms tumor 2 ... abdominal swelling
  • Fanconi-Bickel syndrome ... abdominal bloating
  • Florid cystic endosalpingiosis of the uterus ... abdominal mass
  • Food intolerances ... abdominal bloating
  • Forbes disease ... protruding abdomen
  • Fructose-1-phosphate aldolase deficiency, hereditary ... abnormal fluid buildup in abdomen

    G

  • Galactosemia I ... abnormal fluid buildup in abdomen
  • Gallstones ... Abdominal bloating
  • GAS ... abdominal bloating
  • Gas/bloat syndrome ... distended abdomen
  • Gastric lymphoma ... abdominal mass
  • Gastritis ... abdominal bloating
  • Gastro-enteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumor ... abdominal mass
  • Gastrointestinal Basidiobolomycosis ... abdominal mass
  • Gastrointestinal mucormycosis ... abdominal distention
  • Gastrointestinal neoplasm ... abdominal mass
  • Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors ... bloating
  • Gastrointestinal zygomycosis ... abdominal distention
  • Gastroparesis ... Abdominal bloating
  • Gaucher Disease ... enlarged abdomen
  • Gaucher disease type 1 ... enlarged abdomen
  • Gaucher disease type 2 ... enlarged abdomen
  • Gaucher disease type 3 ... enlarged abdomen
  • Gelatinous ascites ... enlarged abdomen, abdominal swelling
  • Genital herpes ... abdominal pressure
  • Giardia ... abdominal bloating
  • Glucose-galactose malabsorption ... abdominal bloating
  • Goldberg syndrome ... ascites
  • Goldberg-Shprintzen megacolon syndrome ... swollen abdomen
  • Granulosa cell tumor of the ovary ... abdominal distention
  • Gray baby syndrome ... abdominal swelling
  • Gynandroblastoma ... enlarged abdomen

    H

  • Helicobacter pylori bacteria ... Bloating
  • Helminthiasis ... distended abdomen
  • Hemangioendothelioma ... abdominal mass
  • Hemangiopericytoma ... abdominal mass
  • Hemolytic anemia, lethal - genital anomalies ... ascites
  • Hepatic Venoocclusive Disease with immunodeficiency ... ascites
  • Hepatoblastoma ... enlarged abdomen
  • Hepatocellular carcinoma (fibrolamellar variant) ... abdominal fullness
  • Hepatoma ... abdominal fluid retention, ascites
  • Hepatorenal tyrosinemia ... abdominal distention
  • Hirschsprung - microcephaly - cleft palate ... distended abdomen
  • Hirschsprung disease - polydactyly - heart disease ... distended abdomen
  • Hirschsprung disease ganglioneuroblastoma ... abdominal mass
  • Hirschsprung's disease ... distended abdomen, abdominal bloating, abdominal swelling
  • Hochenegg ulcer ... abdominal swelling
  • Hydrops ectrodactyly syndactyly ... ascites
  • Hypokalemia ... abdominal distention
  • Hypomagnesemia primary ... bloating
  • Hypothyroidism due to iodide transport defect ... distended abdomen

    I

  • Idiopathic minimal change nephrotic syndrome ... ascites
  • Idiopathic sclerosing mesenteritis ... abdominal bloating, abdominal distention
  • Immunoproliferative diseases ... Abdominal mass, Ascites
  • Indigestion ... abdominal bloating
  • Infertility ... Abdominal mass
  • Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumors ... abdominal mass
  • Intestinal lymphangiectasis ... abdominal swelling
  • Intestinal obstruction ... abdominal swelling
  • Intestinal pseudo-obstruction ... enlarged abdomen, bloating
  • Irritable bowel syndrome ... Swollen abdomen, abdominal bloating
  • Isthmus coarctation ... abdominal swelling

    J

  • Jarcho-Levin Syndrome ... protruding abdomen
  • Jejunal Atresia ... swollen abdomen
  • Jejunal atresia with renal adysplasia ... swollen abdomen
  • Jirásek-Zuelzer-Wilson syndrome ... distended abdomen

    K

  • Kaposiform hemangio-endothelioma ... abdominal mass, ascites
  • Kidney Cancer ... abdominal swelling
  • Kidney transplant ... Abdominal mass

    L

  • Lactose Intolerance ... abdominal bloating
  • Leiomyosarcoma ... abdominal mass, ascites
  • Leprechaunism ... abdominal distention
  • Leukemia, Myeloid, Chronic-Phase ... abdominal fullness
  • Leukemia, T-cell, chronic ... abdominal fullness
  • Lipomatous hemangiopericytoma ... abdominal mass
  • Lipoproteine lipase deficiency ... distended abdomen
  • Liver cancer ... abdominal lump, swelling in upper right abdomen, Swollen abdomen, abdominal swelling
  • Liver conditions ... Abdominal lump
  • Lung cancer ... fluid retention in upper body
  • Lymph node neoplasm ... abdominal swelling
  • Lymphangiectasies and lymphedema Hennekam type ... ascites
  • Lymphangiectasis ... abdominal swelling
  • Lymphatic neoplasm ... abdominal swelling
  • Lymphoma, gastric non-Hodgkins type ... abdominal mass

    M

  • Ménétrier's disease ... abnormal fluid buildup in abdomen, abdominal swelling
  • Malignant germ cell tumor ... abdominal swelling
  • McKusick-Kaufman syndrome ... abdominal mass
  • Meconium plug syndrome ... abdominal distention
  • Megacolon ... abdominal bloating
  • Membranous nephropathy, idiopathic ... abdominal swelling
  • Mesothelioma ... abdominal fluid retention
  • Mesothelioma, adult malignant ... abdominal mass, abdominal swelling, abdominal lumps
  • Mesothelioma, adult malignant - peritoneal ... abdominal mass, abdominal swelling, abdominal lumps
  • Mesothelioma, adult malignant - pleural ... abdominal swelling, abdominal lumps
  • Morquio syndrome ... protruding abdomen
  • Morquio syndrome, type B ... protruding abdomen
  • Multicystic renal dysplasia, bilateral ... abdominal mass

    N

  • Necrotizing enterocolitis ... abdominal mass, distended abdomen, abdominal distention
  • Neonatal bacterial meningitis ... abdominal distention
  • Neonatal sepsis ... abdominal distention
  • Nephrotic syndrome ... swollen abdomen
  • Neuroblastoma ... abdominal mass, abdominal swelling
  • Neurofibromatosis, familial intestinal ... abdominal lump
  • Niemann-Pick disease ... ascites
  • Non functioning pancreatic endocrine tumor ... abdominal mass
  • Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, during pregnancy ... abdominal swelling
  • Nonkeratan-sulfate-excreting Morquio syndrome ... protruding abdomen
  • Nonulcer dyspepsia ... abdominal bloating

    O

  • Obstructive Jaundice ... ascites
  • Ogilvie's syndrome ... abdominal distention
  • OHSS ... distended abdomen
  • Oncocytoma, renal ... abdominal mass
  • Ovarian Cancer ... ascites (fluid in the abdominal cavity), abdominal mass, abdominal bloating, abdominal bloating, abdominal swelling
  • Ovarian epithelial cancer ... bloating, abdominal swelling
  • Ovarian germ cell tumor ... abdominal swelling
  • Ovary conditions ... Abdominal swelling

    P

  • Pancreatic insufficiency ... abdominal bloating
  • Pancreatic islet cell tumors (non-functioning tumor) ... abdominal mass
  • Pancreatitis ... abdominal swelling
  • Pancreatoblastoma ... enlarged abdomen, abdominal mass
  • Paralytic ileus ... abdominal bloating
  • Paraomphalocele ... abdominal lump
  • Pelvic Inflammatory Disease ... abdominal mass
  • Peptic Ulcer ... bloating
  • Peritonitis ... swollen abdomen, hard abdominal muscles
  • PFIC ... swollen abdomen
  • Plexosarcoma ... abdominal mass
  • Polycystic kidney disease type 1 ... enlarged abdomen
  • Polyembryoma ... abdominal bloating
  • Portal hypertension ... abdominal swelling, ascites
  • Portal hypertension due to intrahepatic block ... ascites
  • Portal thrombosis ... enlarged abdomen
  • Portal vein thrombosis ... enlarged abdomen
  • Premenstrual dysphoric disorder ... bloating
  • Premenstrual syndrome ... abdominal bloating
  • Primary biliary cirrhosis ... abnormal fluid buildup in abdomen
  • Prolidase deficiency ... protruding abdomen
  • Proteinuria ... abdominal swelling
  • Protozoan Conditions ... Bloating
  • Pseudomyxoma Peritonei ... abdominal swelling
  • Psyllium - adverse effects ... bloating
  • Pulmonary branches stenosis ... swollen abdomen
  • Pulmonary hypertension ... swollen abdomen
  • Pyloric stenosis ... distended stomach

    R

  • Rapid gastric emptying ... bloating
  • Rectal cancer ... abdominal bloating
  • Rectal conditions ... Bloating
  • Rectractile mesenteritis ... abnormal fluid buildup in abdomen
  • Renal cancer ... abdominal lump
  • Renal cancer, familial ... abdominal mass
  • Renal colic ... swollen abdomen
  • Restrictive cardiomyopathy ... abdominal bloating
  • Retroperitoneal liposarcoma ... enlarged abdomen, abdominal mass
  • Rhabdoid tumor ... abdominal mass
  • Right heart failure ... enlarged abdomen, swollen abdomen, ascites, ascites

    S

  • Sclerosing Mesenteritis ... abdominal bloating, abdominal distention
  • Semmerkrot-Haraldsson-Weenaes syndrome ... ascites
  • Short Bowel Syndrome ... bloating
  • Small intestine cancer, adult ... abdominal mass
  • Smith disease ... distended abdomen
  • Sphingolipidosis ... enlarged abdomen
  • Spleen Cancer ... abdominal masses under right and left rib cage (splenomegaly and hepatomegaly)
  • Spondyloepimetaphyseal dysplasia, hypotrichosis ... protruding abdomen
  • Stalker-Chitayat syndrome ... abdominal distention
  • Stomach cancer ... stomach bloating after meals, abdominal hard mass, abdominal bloating
  • Stomach cancer, familial ... abdominal bloating
  • Stomach Conditions ... Bloating
  • Streptococcal Group B invasive disease ... abdominal swelling
  • Strudwick syndrome ... protruding abdomen
  • Stuart-Bras disease ... ascites
  • Subpulmonary stenosis ... swollen abdomen

    T

  • Tang Hsi Ryu syndrome ... ascites
  • Thyroid agenesis ... enlarged abdomen
  • Transitional cell carcinoma ... abdominal lump
  • Traveler's diarrhea ... abdominal bloating
  • Tricuspid valve diseases ... Ascites
  • Trisomy 19 mosaicism ... protruding abdomen
  • Tropical sprue ... protruding abdomen

    U

  • Ureter cancer ... Abdominal lump
  • Urethral cancer ... Abdominal growth
  • Urinary disorders ... Abdominal lump
  • Urinary system cancer ... Abdominal lump
  • Urinary tract neoplasm ... Abdominal growth
  • Uropathy distal obstructive polydactyly ... Abdominal swelling
  • Urorectal septum malformation sequence ... abdominal distention
  • Uterine fibroids ... lower abdominal fullness
  • Uterus conditions ... Abdominal mass

    V

  • Valvular dysplasia of the child ... distended abdomen
  • Variegate porphyria ... abdominal distention
  • Virilising ovarian tumour ... Abdominal fullness, Bloating, Ascites
  • Visceral neuropathy, familial, autosomal dominant ... distended abdomen
  • VLCAD deficiency ... Ascites

    W

  • Waardenburg syndrome, type 4 ... distended abdomen
  • WAGR Syndrome ... Abdominal mass, Ascites, Abdominal swelling
  • Waldmann disease ... abnormal fluid buildup in abdomen, Abdominal swelling
  • Werner syndrome ... protruding abdomen
  • Whipple's Disease ... abnormal fluid buildup in abdomen, abdominal bloating
  • Wiedemann Opitz syndrome ... Abdominal swelling
  • Wilms tumor 2 ... abdominal swelling
  • Wilms tumor 3 ... abdominal swelling
  • Wilms tumor 4 ... abdominal swelling
  • Wilms tumor and radial bilateral aplasia ... Ascites, abdominal swelling
  • Wilms tumour and pseudohermaphroditism ... Ascites
  • Wilms' tumor ... abdominal mass, abdominal swelling, Ascites, abdominal swelling
  • Wilson's Disease ... abdominal swelling
  • Wolman syndrome ... abdominal distention

    X

  • Xanthogranulomatous cholecystitis ... Abdominal lump

    Y

  • Yolk sack tumour ... Abdominal fullness, Bloating, Ascites

    Z

  • Zadik Barak Levin syndrome ... Abdominal fullness, Abdominal swelling
  • Zellweger Syndrome ... Abdominal swelling
  • Zimmerman-Laband syndrome ... Abdominal swelling

    Conditions listing medical complications: Abdominal swelling:

    The following list of medical conditions have 'Abdominal swelling' or similar listed as a medical complication in our database. This computer-generated list of complications may be inaccurate or incomplete. Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause of any symptom.

    B

  • Biliary atresia, intrahepatic, non syndromic form ... ascites
  • Biliary atresia, intrahepatic, syndromic form ... ascites

    C

  • Cirrhosis of the liver ... swollen abdomen
  • Cor pulmonale ... ascites
  • Crohn's disease ... abdominal abscess

    I

  • Infantile sialic acid storage disorder ... ascites

    N

  • Nephrotic syndrome ... ascites

    P

  • Pericarditis ... ascites, abdominal swelling
  • Portal hypertension ... ascites

    S

  • Sjogren's Syndrome ... abdominal swelling

    U

  • Urethral obstruction sequence ... abdominal distention

    More Information About Abdominal swelling

    List of 414 causes of Abdominal swelling

    This section shows a full list of all the diseases and conditions listed as a possible cause of Abdominal swelling in our database from various sources.

    Drug side effect causes of Abdominal swelling

    The following drugs, medications, substances or toxins may possibly cause Abdominal swelling as a side effect.

    • Hydroxyprogesterone
    • Farlutal
    • Depo-Ralovera
    • Ralovera
    • Medfoxyprogesterone
    [See detailed list of 405 drug side effect causes of Abdominal swelling]

    Drug interaction causes of Abdominal swelling:

    Drug interactions may be a possible cause of Abdominal swelling.

    • Birth Control Pill and Vitamin C interaction
    [See detailed list of 1 drug interaction causes of Abdominal swelling]

    Medical Textbooks about Abdominal swelling (Full Online Access)

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