title: Acute abdominal pain in childhood. Finding the cause.
abstract: The child with acute abdominal pain poses a problem of differential diagnosis. Selection of diagnostic studies and initial management depends on the unique characteristics of history or physical examination that narrow the range of possible underlying causes.
mesh_terms: D000006:Abdomen, Acute / Q000209:etiology*; D001660:Biliary Tract Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D013502:General Surgery; D005831:Genital Diseases, Female / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D005832:Genital Diseases, Male / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D007410:Intestinal Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D007422:Intestines; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D008297:Male; D008487:Medical History Taking; D010182:Pancreatic Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D010808:Physical Examination; D014570:Urologic Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis