Despite evidence showing that the routine use of sonography in hospital emergency departments can safely improve care for adults when evaluating for possible abdominal trauma injuries, researchers ...

Abdominal cramping, foreign body in the stool of a child A child presents to the emergency department with a seven-inch live worm in his stool. A 7-year-old male presents to the emergency department ...

As part of our NF Clinic’s ongoing efforts to maintain a patient-centered focus, the NF Community Advisory Board was developed last year with the objective of providing input and direction regarding ...

A 12-year-old female was sent by her pediatrician to the emergency department for investigation of severe suprapubic abdominal pain that radiated to her lower back. She reported that the pain had ...

Existing evidence suggests that many school-age children experience abdominal pain lasting more than 8 weeks. These children also appear to be at high risk for later depression and school absenteeism.

Functional abdominal pain (FAP) and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) are among the most commonly diagnosed medical problems in pediatrics. Symptom-based Rome III criteria for FAP and IBS have been ...