Abdominal Pain

New abdominal pain in children study findings reported from Baylor College of Medicine

Published in Surgery Litigation and Law Weekly, September 11th, 2009

Research findings, 'Diagnostic yield of oesophagogastroduodenoscopy in children with abdominal pain,' are discussed in a new report. According to recent research from the United States, "Abdominal pain is the most common indication for oesophagogastroduodenoscopy (OGD) in children. However, existing studies examining the diagnostic outcomes of OGD in children with abdominal pain are limited."

"To examine the diagnostic yield of OGD with biopsy in the evaluation of abdominal pain and to describe the endoscopic and histological findings in patients undergoing OGD for abdominal pain of unclear aetiology. We performed a retrospective cross-sectional cohort study in children...

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Source: Surgery Litigation and Law Weekly (2009-09-11)

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