title: Abdominal pain and nausea in a 12-year-old girl.
abstract: Girls presenting with lower abdominal pain have a broad differential diagnosis. Transabdominal ultrasound should be performed in all girls presenting in the ED with lower abdominal pain. If ovarian torsion is suspected, surgical intervention should be initiated quickly to preserve the viability of the ovary.
authors.affiliation: At the time this article was written, Randall Walters was a student in the PA program at Western Michigan University. He now practices emergency medicine in Grand Rapids, Mich. Denise J. Bowen is an assistant professor in the PA program at Western Michigan University. The authors have disclosed no potential conflicts of interest, financial or otherwise.
authors.forename: Randall
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Walters
authors.forename: Denise J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Bowen
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000209:etiology*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009325:Nausea / Q000209:etiology*; D010048:Ovarian Cysts / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D010049:Ovarian Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014102:Torsion Abnormality / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging