Intermittent Abdominal Pain and Vomiting in a Teenager: One More Urgent Cause to Consider

Intermittent Abdominal Pain and Vomiting in a Teenager: One More Urgent Cause to Consider

Urgent message: Superior mesenteric artery syndrome should be included in the differential diagnosis in children with abdominal pain and weight loss with rapid increase in linear growth. Ralph Mohty, MS3, and Michael Esmay, MD Introduction Abdominal pain is one of the most common complaints in childhood. A minor self-limited condition such as constipation or viral gastroenteritis is usually the cause, but more serious conditions need further evaluation and management.1 Chronic abdominal pain is a term …

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