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Review
. 2016 May;34(2):341-61.
doi: 10.1016/j.emc.2015.12.010.

Pediatric Abdominal Pain: An Emergency Medicine Perspective

Jeremiah Smith  1 , Sean M Fox  2
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Review

Pediatric Abdominal Pain: An Emergency Medicine Perspective

Jeremiah Smith et al. Emerg Med Clin North Am. 2016 May.

Abstract

Abdominal pain is a common complaint that leads to pediatric patients seeking emergency care. The emergency care provider has the arduous task of determining which child likely has a benign cause and not missing the devastating condition that needs emergent attention. This article reviews common benign causes of abdominal pain as well as some of the cannot-miss emergent causes.

Keywords: Appendicitis; Functional constipation; Functional gastrointestinal disorder; Gonadal torsion; Incarcerated inguinal hernia; Necrotizing enterocolitis; Pyloric stenosis.

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