Abdominal Pain in Children

Acute abdominal pain : Acute abdominal pain in children: background, spectrum and tactics; The consultation: the history, and the physical examination; Active observation: a second look - and a third; Acute non-specific abdominal pain; Acute appendicitis; Acute abdominal pain in children aged three years and under: the infant and the toddler; Urinary infection; Mesenteric adenitis: periodic syndrome and other presentations; Anecdotal rarities and comments by colleagues; Experience of acute abdominal pain in one children's hospital; Acute abdominal pain in the tropics and subtropics (by R. Michel & D. Lloyd ). Recurrent abdominal pain : Recurrent abdominal pain: the nature of the problem; Organising the consultation; Tests and investigations: a short chapter; Management; Outcome based on personal experience; Recurrent abdominal pain syndromes; Organic causes analysed; Recurrent abdominal pain in adults; A recurrent abdominal pain form; Epilogue.