A 65-year-old male patient was referred to our hospital for postprandial abdominal pain. Computed tomography and angiography revealed 2 aneurysms of the right gastroepiploic artery, which were measured 0.8×1.3 cm and 1.9×3.4 cm. Excision of 2 saccular and fusiform aneurysms by laparotomy was performed. His hospital course was uneventful and symptoms disappeared after surgery. A gastroepiploic a...

Background Abdominal pain is a common symptom in the ER, covering 10% of the assists. The delay in diagnosis and treatment adversely affects the patient’s prognosis.Transabdominal ultrasonography is most commonly used to obtain images of hepatobiliary, urogenital, and pelvic structures. However, improvements in ultrasound technology and increasing familiarity with ultrasonographic findings in a...

Familial Mediterranean fever is a multisystem disorder, usually seen in subjects of Mediterranean and Middle Eastern origin, characterized by recurrent bouts of fever and pain due to inflammation of the peritoneum, synovia, or pleura. In this article we report a case of Familial Mediterranean fever with recurrent abdominal pain and hyperbilirubinemia, review the literature and discuss whether t...

ABSTRACT Aim: In the present study, purpose was to examine clinical and laboratory characteristics of patients diagnosed with Acute Pancreatitis in a third-line Children’s Emergency Department, draw attention importance differential diagnosis children admitting abdominal pain. Materials Methods: The child who were acute pancreatitis at Çukurova University Faculty Medicine, Department Pediatric ...

Recurrent intestinal obstructions are frequently reported in Cystic Fibrosis patients at any age. The most frequent diagnoses are constipation and distal ileal obstruction syndrome, however in previously operated patients, post-surgical adhesions must be considered in the differential diagnosis of recurrent abdominal pain. We report the case and the follow-up of a 4-years-old Cystic Fibrosis ch...

PURPOSE The aim of this study is to investigate the changing prevalence rate of Helicobacter pylori infection in children, of different age groups, with recurrent abdominal pain over a 10-year period. METHODS Children with recurrent abdominal pain who visited the pediatric outpatient clinic at university hospital were screened for H. pylori. Children were divided into 3 age categories of 4-5,...

Hereditary angioedema is a rare genetic disorder resulting from an inherited deficiency or dysfunction of the C1 inhibitor. It is characterized by recurrent, circumscribed, and self-limiting episodes of cutaneous and mucous membrane swelling involving different organs. Hereditary angioedema may present with diverse clinical pictures, even within families with the same mutation. We present a fir...

Objectives: With the introduction of videoscopic techniques, controversy has arisen whether a thoracoscopic or laproscopic approach is indicated for the surgical management of symptomatic primary motility disorders. The aim of this study was to compare the outcomes of the two techniques performed by one group. Methods: Between 1995 and 1997, 78 patients (42 female, 36 males: ages 21±86; mean 53...

Gastric volvulus is a rare cause of recurrent abdominal pain in children. Usually it is associated with diaphragmatic pathology. A 9-year-old boy presented with recurrent abdominal pain and vomiting. Investigations confirmed a volved stomach in the left chest and a left congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH). Laparoscopic reduction and repair of CDH was performed successfully. The stomach was de...

The access of ingested sucrose into blood and urine indicates the presence of mucosal lesions in the upper gastrointestinal tract. The study involved 42 children, aged 5-15, having recurrent upper abdominal pain and 43 peers with minor extra-abdominal complaints. Sucrose in urine was determined by thin layer chromatography. The test was positive in 27 out of 42 children having recurrent abdomin...