TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Acute Abdominal Pain A1 - Maclin, Jeanine A2 - Kline, Mark W. PY - 2018 T2 - Rudolph's Pediatrics, 23e AB - Abdominal pain is 1 of the most common complaints in children, accounting for approximately 15% of all children evaluated in pediatric emergency units. Abdominal pain can be acute and sudden in onset or chronic with continual or intermittent symptoms. Most episodes of pain are benign and are usually self-limited. One study found that only 20% of all children evaluated in an emergency department for acute abdominal pain required surgical intervention, most often for appendicitis. Differentiating abdominal pain that requires prompt surgical intervention from pain due to nonsurgical conditions is often challenging, especially for infants and younger children. The evaluation and management of abdominal pain varies depending on the severity and character of the pain, associated symptoms, and age and sex of the child. The difficulties in diagnosis can be reduced by considering the most likely diagnosis based on the child’s age, the presence of associated symptoms, and the physical examination. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1182907159 ER -