Recurrent Abdominal Pain

Overview

Journal Am J Dis Child

Publisher American Medical Association

Specialty Pediatrics

Date 1979 May 1

PMID 433872

Citations 18

Authors

G B STICKLER

D B Murphy

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Abstract

A long-term follow-up study (minimum of five years) of 161 children with recurrent abdominal pain disclosed that three had organic disease and that was missed--inflammatory bowel disease. Anorexia nervosa developed in one patient. Three fourths of the patients recovered from the initial symptom; most recovered within a few weeks; but some patients continued to have complaints for a number of years. Approximately 20% of patients underwent additional surgical or medical treatments of doubtful necessity. In 18% of patients, other psychosomatic symptoms developed.

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