Clinical spectrum of acute abdomen in children admitted to Pediatric Emergency department: A prospective study

ConclusionMore than 90% children presenting in pediatric ED with complaints of abdominal pain are non-surgical. Constipation was the most common diagnosis in these children, followed by acute gastroenteritis. Only in 8% children cause of pain is surgical and acute appendicitis is the most common surgical cause.
Source: Current Medicine Research and Practice - Category: General Medicine Source Type: research