title: [Recurrent abdominal pain in children as a cause of hospitalization].
abstract: Recurrent abdominal pain (RAP) is a common disease that occurs in childhood and it seems to be a difficult clinical problem. In presented research the analysis of recurrent abdominal pain causes were considered. There were 175 hospitalized children in age of 4-16 that suffered from RAP. Reassuming the observation--it was confirmed that the most common causes of the RAP were both alimentary and urinary system diseases. Recurrent abdominal pain occurs mainly in a group of over 11 years old, mainly female children. There were 11% of cases which the causes of the RAP were unknown.
authors.affiliation: Kliniki Pediatrii Wojskowego Szpitala Klinicznego z Poliklinika w Bydgoszczy.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Sakson
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sidor
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000453:epidemiology*; D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D015897:Comorbidity; D004066:Digestive System Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011044:Poland / Q000453:epidemiology; D012008:Recurrence; D014570:Urologic Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology