Chronic abdominal pain in childhood. Going to a high resolution healthcare in Primary Care

E Rico Marí, MC Borja Pastor, Pilar Codoñer Franch^b, Mª Isabel Úbeda Sansano^c

^bServicio de Pediatra. Hospital Universitario Dr. Peset. Departamento de Pediatría, Ginecología y Obstetricia. Universitat de València. Valencia. España.
^cPediatra. CS de L’Eliana. Valencia. España.

Reference of this article: Rico Marí E, Borja Pastor MC, Codoñer Franch P, Úbeda Sansano MI. Chronic abdominal pain in childhood. Going to a high resolution healthcare in Primary Care. Rev Pediatr Aten Primaria. 2004;6:597-604.

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Abstract

Chronic abdominal pain causes constant visits of patients in primary and hospital care. This work shows how to approach this process in Primary Care. We show the diagnosis of abdominal pain in children with individualized laboratory testing and imagine studies according to indication. Our purpose is to begin the diagnosis and the management, changing Primary Care into a high resolution form of pediatric healthcare for this pathology.

Keywords

● Chronic abdominal pain ● Functional abdominal pain ● Functional gastrointestinal disorders

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