Acute abdominal pain in children is one of the more frequent reasons for emergency room visits and pediatric surgical consultations. Acute appendicitis was responsible for nearly 90,000 pediatric emergency department visits during 2013 in the United States [1]. Both medical and surgical diagnoses present with acute abdominal pain and the incidence of these varies with age and gender.
Acute abdominal pain in children is one of the more frequent reasons for emergency room visits and pediatric surgical consultations. Acute appendicitis was responsible for nearly 90,000 pediatric emergency department visits during 2013 in the United States [1]. Both medical and surgical diagnoses present with acute abdominal pain and the incidence of these varies with age and gender.