[Abdominal pain].
Abdominal pain can result from a variety of different intra- and extra-abdominal disorders. Given the wide variety of etiological triggers for this pain, the primary task during the first stage of the diagnostic work-up is to determine as soon as possible the underlying cause and the degree of emergency. The aim of this evaluation is to adapt the therapeutic measures which are necessary for a causal treatment to the individual situation. Contrary to somatic causes of abdominal pain, the availability of such a causal therapy for functional bowel disorders is still very limited. Given this dilemma, the therapeutic focus of abdominal pain associated with these functional syndromes has to be placed on symptom-oriented treatment.
Klinik für Gastroenterologie, Inselspital/Universität Bern, Schweiz. juergen.gschossmann@insel.ch
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Gschossmann
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Holtmann
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Netzer
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Essig
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Balsiger
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Scheurer
D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians'