Gastrointestinal disorders of spaceflight
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Overview
- Although all of the common conditions related to abdominal pain can occur in space some of the more common conditions include the list below.
- Due to microgravity, there is elevation of the diaphragm, an increase in hepatic, splenic, and renal volumes.[1] Traditional diseases palpated by anatomic location will differ due to elevation of anatomic structures such as the appendix.
Common Conditions
- ↑ Grigoriev AI, Egorov AD. The effects of prolonged spaceflights on the human body. Adv Space Biol Med. 1991;1:1-35. doi: 10.1016/s1569-2574(08)60119-7. PMID: 1669425.