Abdominal pain in children
Date
2011Source
Therapeutische UmschauVolume
68Issue
8Pages
444-448Google Scholar check
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A differentiation between chronic relapsing abdominal pain and acute pain is necessary in children. Whilst only 5 - 10% of the cases of chronic abdominal pain have an organic correlate, such is almost always present in acute abdominal pain. In this chapter we will deal only with the acute abdominal pain in children. It is essentialto realize that abdominal pain, especially in small children, can occur even if there is no organic correlate in the abdomen. Pneumonia or even urinary infections may result in acute abdominal pain. The age of the child is crucial in establishing the diagnosis, as typical diseases occur only within a certain age range. In this chapter we present the most typical diseases in children with acute abdominal pain. © 2011 by Verlag Hans Huber, Hogrefe AG, Bern.