In:
Therapeutische Umschau, Hogrefe Publishing Group, Vol. 68, No. 8 ( 2011-08-01), p. 456-458
Abstract:
Abdominal pain without any identifiable cause represents a frequent phenomenon in clinical practice and a challenge for the physician. Prior to establishing the diagnosis of non-specific abdominal pain it is crucial to exclude a variety of potential causes. The differential diagnosis is long and includes functional problems but also extra-intestinal pathologies including thoracic, neurogenic, and metabolic causes as well as intoxications. Moreover, an intra-abdominal pathology, particularly a malignancy, must be ruled out systematically prior to labeling a patient as having "non specific" abdominal pain.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0040-5930
,
1664-2864
DOI:
10.1024/0040-5930/a000193
Language:
German
Publisher:
Hogrefe Publishing Group
Publication Date:
2011
detail.hit.zdb_id:
82044-1
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