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 …

Chronic abdominal pain, defined as long-lasting intermittent or constant abdominal pain, is a
common pediatric problem encountered by primary care physicians, medical subspecialists …

Children and adolescents with chronic abdominal pain pose unique challenges to their
caregivers. Affected children and their families experience distress and anxiety that can …

Chronic abdominal pain affects 10% to 12% of school-aged children. In 90% to 95% of such
patients, no organic cause can be elicited. Certain behavioral and personality characteristics …

Recurrent abdominal pain is a common presenting complaint among children. A thorough
history and physical examination and limited laboratory investigation should enable a …

To most of us pain is no stranger, and pain is what brings many children to the physician. Yet
so much about pain is unknown and unexplained. It cannot be measured. It can hardly be …

In his preface to The Child with Abdominal Pains John Apley wrote:'... Istarted with a bias
towards organic causes... but the accumulating evidence gradually convinced me that in …

Recurrent abdominal Pain is the most common chronic pain entity in the school-aged child
and young adolescent. 1, 2 It is rarely seen before a child is 5 years of age; its peak …

Functional abdominal pain can occur in a well-defined clinical entity (eg, IBS) or as a part of
a poorly defined clinical syndrome. Although the clinician may feel compelled to exclude …

MERVIN SILVERBERG, MD bdominal pain is one of the most troublesome enigmas facing
most practitioners who care for children and adolescents. Although those patients in preteen …