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abdominal pain
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pain in the abdomen
Abdominal pain is discomfort or soreness in the area of your body between the chest and pelvis. It matters because it can range from minor and temporary to a sign of a serious condition requiring medical attention.
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Research
131,310 papers- Abdominal Pain Mimics.ReviewEmergency medicine clinics of North America · 2016Palmer J, Pontius EDOI: 10.1016/j.emc.2015.12.007
- Referred Abdominal Pain.ReviewPediatrics in review · 2020Lax Y, Singh ADOI: 10.1542/pir.2019-0221
- Chronic Abdominal Pain: Gastroenterologist Approach.ReviewDigestive diseases (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Lukic S, Mijac D, Filipovic B et al.DOI: 10.1159/000516977
- Stress and recurrent abdominal pain.ReviewActa paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992) · 2023Alfvén G, Andersson EDOI: 10.1111/apa.16946
- Chronic Abdominal Pain: Practical Approaches.ReviewBritish journal of hospital medicine (London, England : 2005) · 2025Paine PDOI: 10.12968/hmed.2024.0816
- Abdominal Pain Following Total Pancreatectomy With Islet Autotransplantation.ReviewPancreas · 2025Harrison J, Shaaban MA, Scheidecker E et al.DOI: 10.1097/MPA.0000000000002510
- Recurrent Abdominal Pain in Children.ReviewAmerican family physician · 2018Reust CE, Williams A
- [Abdominal pain].Terapevticheskii arkhiv · 2023Parfenov AIDOI: 10.26442/00403660.2023.02.202055
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- Category:Abdominal pain
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- Abdominal pain
- ICPC 2 ID
- D06
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- abdomen
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- purl.obolibrary.org/obo/SYMP_0000457
- drug or therapy used for treatment
- cajeput oil
- health specialty
- gastroenterology
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Encyclopedic overview
Abdominal pain, also known as a stomach ache, is a symptom associated with both non-serious and serious medical issues. Since the abdomen contains most of the body's vital organs, it can be an indicator of a wide variety of diseases. Given that, approaching the examination of a person and planning of a differential diagnosis is extremely important.
Common causes of pain in the abdomen include gastroenteritis and irritable bowel syndrome. About 15% of people have a more serious underlying condition such as appendicitis, leaking or ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm, diverticulitis, or ectopic pregnancy. In a third of cases, the exact cause is unclear.
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