title: [Abdominal pain at the emergency service. Follow-up of patients with pain of unknown origin].
abstract: 450 patients who arrived at the emergency department with abdominal pain were studied. 71% arrived without having previously consulted another doctor. The most frequent diagnosis was reno ureteral pain, non-specific pain, gastroenteritis and in geriatric patients (hernia, biliar pathology) other pathology. 69 patients with non-specific pain were followed-up during a period of one year. The symptoms returned in 40% of patients. Only 3% required urgent medical treatment.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Muíño Miguez
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Rodríguez de Castro
authors.forename: V J
authors.initials: VJ
authors.lastname: González Ramallo
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lázaro Bermejo
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Hergueta Martín-Artajo
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000209:etiology*; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D004630:Emergencies; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies
vernacular_title: Dolor abdominal en el servicio de urgencias. Seguimiento de pacientes con dolor no filiado.