title: Upper abdominal pain--management issues.
abstract: The diagnosis of the cause of upper abdominal pain has been considerably aided in recent times by the increasing availability of endoscopic and imaging techniques. Patient management may be sub-optimal, however, if this technology is used inappropriately, particularly if the continued importance of taking a full history is overlooked, and the hazards arising from the pursuit of incidental findings are not appreciated.
authors.affiliation: Royal Brisbane Hospital, Queensland.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ward
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D001466:Barium Sulfate; D001657:Biliary Dyskinesia / Q000150:complications; D003424:Crohn Disease / Q000150:complications; D016099:Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal; D004733:Enema; D004751:Enteritis / Q000150:complications; D004802:Eosinophilia / Q000150:complications; D006432:Hemochromatosis / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000150:complications; D010808:Physical Examination; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D001466:Barium Sulfate