By non-specific abdominal pain it is designated painin respect of which it is lmpossible to determine towhat known classification it belongs. The high frequencyof same, ranging from 24 and 49% in statisticaldata consulted, merits to be taken into account whendeciding upon procedures. Decisions in that respectshould result from a complete clinical examination ofthe patient and a discerning ponderation of auxiliarymethods available, to permit a decrease in the numberof unnecesary interventions. Certain axioms of interventionismconcerning the acute abdomen should berestated in view of the high rate of morbimortality inblank laparotomy.

Se denomina dolor abdominal agudo no específico,a aquel que es imposible determinar a que entidad conocidacorresponde. Su frecuencia, comprendida entre·el 24 y el 49%, de las estadísticas consultadas, es tal,que debe ser tenido en cuenta, por las decisiones aadoptar. Esta surgirá de un completo examen clíni