Acute Abdomen
Schwartz; Ramachandran
Adolescent Medicine 6(3): 293-304
1995
ISSN/ISBN: 1041-3499 PMID: 10358317 Document Number: 452350
Abdominal pain is a common complaint in adolescents, and its evaluation is challenging. This article provides a method of evaluating the adolescent with acute abdominal pain, reviews the more common causes that may lead to surgical intervention, and provides algorithms for determining a specific diagnosis and mode of treatment.