Recurrent abdominal pain in children.

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dc.contributor.authorDevanarayana, Niranga Manjuri
dc.contributor.authorRajindrajith, Shaman
dc.contributor.authordeSilva, H Janaka
dc.date.accessioned2012-12-21T06:29:20Z
dc.date.available2012-12-21T06:29:20Z
dc.date.issued2009-05
dc.description.abstractContext: Recurrent abdominal pain is one of the commonest gastrointestinal complaints in children, affecting approximately 10% of school aged children and adolescents. There is no consensus with regards to etiology, investigation and management of this common problem. This review addresses some of the issues related to epidemiology, etiology, management and prognosis of recurrent abdominal pain. Evidence acquisition: We reviewed current literature on this broad subject, specially concentrating on epidemiology, etiology and, basic and advanced management strategies, from 1958 to date, using PubMed, Embase, Cochrane database and cross references. Results: The majority of the affected children have functional gastrointestinal diseases. The exact cause of pain remains obscure. New evidence suggests that emotional stress, visceral hypersensitivity and gastrointestinal motility disorders may play a vital part in its origin. Pharmacological treatments are commonly used in an effort to manage symptoms, despite the lack of data supporting their efficacy. Conclusions: Most children with recurrent abdominal pain have functional gastrointestinal diseases and a detailed history, examination and basic stool, urine and hematological investigations are sufficient to exclude organic pathology in them. Despite the magnitude of the problem, knowledge on the effective management options is poor.en_US
dc.identifier.citationDevanarayana Niranga Manjuri, Rajindrajith Shaman, deSilva H Janaka. Recurrent abdominal pain in children. Indian Pediatrics. 2009 May; 46(5): 389-399.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/144029
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.source.urihttps://indianpediatrics.net/may2009/may-389-399.htmen_US
dc.subjectAbdominal painen_US
dc.subjectAdolescenten_US
dc.subjectChildrenen_US
dc.subjectEmotional stressen_US
dc.subjectFunctional gastrointestinal disorderen_US
dc.subjectHelicobacter pylorien_US
dc.subjectGastrointestinal motilityen_US
dc.subjectVisceral hypersensitivityen_US
dc.subject.meshAbdominal Pain --epidemiology
dc.subject.meshChild
dc.subject.meshChild, Preschool
dc.subject.meshHelicobacter Infections --complications
dc.subject.meshHumans
dc.subject.meshRecurrrence
dc.subject.meshAbdominal Pain --etiology
dc.subject.meshAbdominal Pain --therapy
dc.subject.meshPrognosis
dc.subject.meshHelicobacter pylori
dc.subject.meshDatabases, Bibliographic
dc.subject.meshDatabases, Factual
dc.titleRecurrent abdominal pain in children.en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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