Abdominal pain is among the most common reasons children are taken to the emergency department. A small proportion of them ...

Abdominal pain is among the most common reasons children are taken to the emergency department. A small proportion of them ...

Abdominal pain is among the most common reasons children are taken to the emergency department.A small proportion of them usually have appendicitis ...

"Children with abdominal pain are a diagnostic conundrum. On the one hand those who have appendicitis need to be diagnosed in a timely manner, but on the other hand the most common diagnostic tool we ...

For example, contrast is more likely to be of benefit in the patient with undifferentiated abdominal pain where acute appendicitis is a less likely diagnosis, since alternative diagnoses may be ...

Acute appendicitis is the most common pathology of the appendix, causing sudden pain in the lower right abdomen, nausea, anorexia, and vomiting. Sometimes, an inflamed appendix ruptures and releases ...