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Revista Clínica de Medicina de Familia
On-line version ISSN 2386-8201Print version ISSN 1699-695X
Abstract
VALERO SERRANO, Beatriz; FRANQUELO MORALES, Pablo; TOLEDO GOMEZ, Juan Ramón and FERNANDEZ IGLESIAS, Pedro. Persistent abdominal pain. Rev Clin Med Fam [online]. 2011, vol.4, n.2, pp.174-176. ISSN 2386-8201.
Abdominal pain is a frequent complain in primary care and emergency departments, and is the most common symptom in gastrointestinal disorders. Intussusception occurs when a segment of bowel invaginates into the distal bowel and it is not a common cause of abdominal pain in adults, however, it is the most common cause of intestinal obstruction in infants and children under 5 years. We report a case of a fourteen year old girl with persistent abdominal pain due to intussusception.
Keywords : Intussusception; Intestinal Obstruction; Abdominal Pain.