Abstract
Abdominal Pain is very common reason for Out Patients Department and ward visit. In Pediatric population almost more than half cases are not having anyu specific reason for that. These are classified as Functional Abdominal pain. Many times patients insist for radiographic evaluation. It is worthy to check if there is any gyenecological issues in these cases.
Highlights
Abdominal pain is a common problem & constitutes about 3% of the hospital visit among adults [1]
The term "chronic abdominal pain" includes "recurrent abdominal pain," which is characterised by more than 3 episodes of abdominal pain; severe pain sufficient to affect daily activities; symptoms lasting more than 3 months; and absence of any organic cause [3]
Chronic abdominal pain usually occurs beyond 5 year of age& nearly 10% of children require detailed evaluation
Summary
Abdominal pain is a common problem & constitutes about 3% of the hospital visit among adults [1]. Chronic abdominal pain usually occurs beyond 5 year of age& nearly 10% of children require detailed evaluation. The evaluation of Chronic Abdominal Pain will lead to an etiological diagnosis which may involve variedsystems.
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