title: Recurrent lower abdominal pain in older children and adolescents: revised clinical approach.
abstract: Pelvic and lower abdominal pain constitutes more than 30% of the referrals to our adolescent medicine and gastroenterology clinics. These cases are responsible for numerous school absences and significant cost to the healthcare system. This article will review the most common causes of lower abdominal and pelvic pain in adolescents, diagnostic and management issues, as well as prevention.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, University of Kentucky Medical Center, Lexington, KY 40536, USA. haomar2@uky.edu
authors.forename: Harohalli
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Shashidhar
authors.forename: Hatim A
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Omar
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017699:Pelvic Pain / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D012008:Recurrence