April 26, 2012 — That anxious hospital emergency department (ED) visit to learn whether a child's belly ache is a sign of appendicitis increasingly involves computed tomography (CT) to render a ...

February 19, 2010 — A systematic review found no link between pediatric abdominal pain and Helicobacter pylori infection, as reported online in the February 15 issue of Pediatrics. "Recurrent ...

Functional abdominal pain disorders cause significant stress in children, driving high care use. New guidelines urge ...

Researchers explored how the gut-brain axis may affect pediatric migraineurs. In a recent review, researchers analyzed the abdominal variants of migraine and functional abdominal pain disorders ...

Recurrent abdominal pain is a common childhood complaint, occurring in up to 40 percent of children and accounting for at least five percent of all pediatric office visits. RAP commonly is classified ...

MILWAUKEE – She was fine until the nurse said, “Madison, you can’t drive the car home today.” The attempt at levity backfired and the 7-year-old started crying. Madison Wick was about to undergo ...

Worried single mother consoling her little girl who is having stomachache at home. Experts discuss the clinical features of, treatments for, and need for further research on the topic of abdominal ...

Share on Facebook. Opens in a new tab or window Share on Bluesky. Opens in a new tab or window Share on X. Opens in a new tab or window Share on LinkedIn. Opens in a new tab or window A recent study ...

A survey by Boston Children’s Hospital researchers claims pediatric gastroenterologists overuse abdominal radiographs when managing functional constipation, Gastroenterology and Endoscopy News reports ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Children born to mothers who consumed at least 360 mg caffeine per day during pregnancy are more likely to have ...

Dr. Chinwendu Onwubiko received her medical degree and doctor of philosophy in a dual program from the University of Mississippi Medical Center in 2010. She then completed a general surgery internship ...