… wall will be more frequently considered in the differential diagnosis of patients with chronic
abdominal pain. Failure to make the diagnosis may be, in part, because the evaluation of …

… treatment of chronic abdominal pain. However, in order to provide such information,
accumulated knowledge on mechanisms of pain generation and adaptive mechanisms needed to …

… The costs associated with a diagnostic workup are an expensive burden to health care. A …
diagnostic tools which general practitioners utilize in the evaluation of chronic abdominal pain. …

More than one third of children complain of abdominal pain lasting two weeks or longer. The
diagnostic approach to abdominal pain in children relies heavily on the history provided by …

… The workup of patients with chronic abdominal pain can be extremely challenging as
clinicians are responsible for determining whether the patient can be observed or treated …

… Chronic abdominal wall pain is a common, yet often overlooked, cause of chronic abdominal
pain in both the outpatient and inpatient settings. This disorder most commonly affects …

… FIGURE 14-3 The author’s algorithm for the evaluation and management of chronic abdominal
pain. BUN = blood urea nitrogen; CBC = complete blood count; C. difficile = Clostridium …

… patients underwent laparoscopic surgery for evaluation and management of their chronic
abdominal pain. We defined chronic abdominal pain as a continuous or intermittent abdominal …

… According to various estimates, 10% to 30% of patients with chronic abdominal pain are
eventually diagnosed with CAWP, usually after expensive testing has failed to uncover another …

… chronic abdominal pain and were invited to participate in a structured diagnostic and treatment
algorithm… These patients were contacted for the evaluation of their response to treatment. …