Clinical spectrum of acute abdominal pain in Turkish pediatric patients: A prospective study

Abstract

An acute complaint of abdominal pain was usually attributed to a self-limited disease. However, the percentage of surgical etiology is not negligible.

A study on acute surgical abdomen in paediatric age group

“…The incidence of acute abdomen was 5.4% with male to female ratio 2.3:1 in study done by Erkan T et al 6 In our study, aetiology of acute abdomen was congenital in 21.66% and acquired in 78.33%.In acquired causes most common was non-penetrating abdominal trauma (15%) followed by acute appendicitis (12.5%). Acute abdomen due to blunt injury abdomen was the most common cause due to fast development of traffic and lack of traffic sense in this area.…”

Clinical profile of children presenting with acute abdomen in a tertiary care centre of South Tamilnadu: a retrospective observational study

“…The frequency of surgical intervention in patients presenting with acute abdominal pain varies from 1% to 20%, but the possibility of overlooking a serious organic etiology is a major concern for physicians. 4,5 Medical causes for acute abdomen can be abdominal or extra-abdominal inflammatory disorders which require proper evaluation and the right treatment.…”

“…A Turkish study showed increasing incidence of surgical causes of acute abdomen (20.7%). 4 The five most prevalent medical diagnoses were:…”

The Value of Clinical Findings in Children Admitted to Pediatric Emergency Department with acute abdominal pain

“…3 ABD'de her yıl yaklaşık 203.000 çocuk gastrointestinal hastalıklar nedeniyle hastaneye yatırılmak-ta; 72.000 hasta akut apandisit tanısıyla tedavi yapılarak taburcu edilmektedir. 4,5 Karın ağrısının yaş gruplarına göre değişen birçok nedeni olabilir.…”