SYSTEMATIC REVIEWS

• Dietary interventions for recurrent abdominal pain (RAP) in childhood (Cochrane Review).
  Huertas-Ceballos A, Macarthur C, Logan S. The Cochrane Library, Issue 3, 2004. Chichester, UK: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
• Pharmacological interventions for recurrent abdominal pain (RAP) in childhood (Cochrane Review).
  Huertas-Ceballos A, Macarthur C, Logan S. Cochrane Library, Issue 3, 2004. Chichester, UK: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
• Psychological therapies for the management of chronic and recurrent pain in children and adolescents (Cochrane Review).
  Eccleston C, Yorke L, Morley S, Williams A C de C, Mastroyannopoulou K. In: The Cochrane Library, Issue 3, 2004. Chichester, UK: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Protocols:

• Psychosocial interventions for recurrent abdominal pain (RAP) in childhood (Protocol for a Cochrane Review).
  Huertas-Ceballos A, MacArthur C, Logan S. In: The Cochrane Library,Issue 3, 2004. Chichester, UK: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Other Systematic Reviews

• Systematic review of treatments for recurrent abdominal pain. Abstract - PubMed
  Weydert JA, Ball TM, Davis MF. Pediatrics. 2003 Jan;111(1):e1-11.
  Full text at : http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/cgi/content/full/111/1/e1"
• Systematic review of randomised controlled trials of psychological therapy for chronic pain in children and adolescents, with a subset meta-analysis of pain relief. Abstract - PubMed
  Eccleston C, Morley S, Williams A, Yorke L, Mastroyannopoulou K. Pain. 2002 Sep;99(1-2):157-65.
• Empirically supported treatments in pediatric psychology: recurrent abdominal pain. Abstract - PubMed
  Janicke DM, Finnev JW. J Pediatr Psychol. 1999 Apr;24(2):115-27.
• Helicobacter pylori, gastroduodenal disease, and recurrent abdominal pain in children.Abstract-PubMed
  Macarthur C, Saunders N, Feldman W. JAMA. 1995 Mar 1;273(9):729-34.

GUIDELINES

• Evaluation of patients with acute right upper quadrant pain.
  originally published by American College of Radiology. ACR Appropriateness Criteria. Radiology 2000 Jun;215(Suppl):153-7.
• Evaluation of acute right lower quadrant pain.
  Originally published by American College of Radiology. ACR Appropriateness Criteria. Radiology 2000 Jun;215(Suppl):159-66.
• Evaluation of left lower quadrant pain.
  Originally published by American College of Radiology. ACR Appropriateness Criteria. Radiology 2000 Jun;215(Suppl):167-71.

CRITICALLY APPRAISED TOPICS

• Analgesia and assessment of abdominal pain

E-TEXTBOOK

• Recurrent abdominal pain.
  Merck Manual (17th Edition)

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REVIEWS

• ABC of psychological medicine: Abdominal pain and functional gastrointestinal disorders Full-text
  Elspeth Guthrie, David Thompson. BMJ 2002;325:701-703

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RECENT RANDOMISED CONTROLLED TRIALS

• Nebulized fentanyl for relief of abdominal pain. Abstract-PubMed
  Bartfield JM, Flint RD, McErlean M, Broderick J. Acad Emerg Med. 2003 Mar;10(3):215-8.
• A pilot study of the use of guided imagery for the treatment of recurrent abdominal pain in children. Abstract-PubMed
  Ball TM, Shapiro DE, Monheim CJ, Weydert JA. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2003 Jul-Aug;42(6):527-32
• A randomized clinical trial of analgesia in children with acute abdominal pain. Abstract-PubMed
  Kim MK, Strait RT, Sato TT, Hennes HM. Acad Emerg Med 2002; 9(4):281-287.
• Treatment of Helicobacter pylori in children with recurrent abdominal pain. Abstract-PubMed
  Wewer V, Andersen LP, Paerregaard A, Gernow A, Hansen JP, Matzen P et al. Helicobacter 2001; 6(3):244-248.
• Double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of famotidine in children with abdominal pain and dyspepsia: global and quantitative assessment. Abstract-PubMed
  See MC, Birnbaum AH, Schechter CB, Goldenberg MM, Benkov KJ. Dig Dis Sci 2001; 46(5):985-992.
• Prospective randomized study of analgesic use for ED patients with right lower quadrant abdominal pain. Abstract-PubMed
  Mahadevan M, Graff L. Am J Emerg Med 2000; 18(7):753-756.
• The treatment of recurrent abdominal pain in children: a controlled comparison of cognitive-behavioral family intervention and standard pediatric care. Abstract-PubMed
  Sanders MR, Shepherd RW, Cleghorn G, Woolford H. J Consult Clin Psychol. 1994 Apr;62(2):306-14.
• A randomised, double-blind study of mebeverine versus dicyclomine in the treatment of functional abdominal pain in young adults. Abstract-PubMed
  Grillage MG, Nankani JN, Atkinson SN, Prescott P. Br.J.Clin.Pract. 1990;44(5):176-9.
• The use of dietary fiber in the management of simple, childhood, idiopathic, recurrent, abdominal pain. Results in a prospective, double-blind, randomized, controlled trial. Abstract-PubMed
  Feldman W, McGrath P, Hodgson C, Ritter H, Shipman RT. Am.J.Dis.Child 1985;139(12):1216-8.
• Lactose malabsorption in recurrent abdominal pain of childhood. Abstract-PubMed
  Wald A, Chandra R, Fisher SE, Gartner JC, Zitelli B. J.Pediatr. 1982;100(1):65-8.
• Recurrent abdominal pain and lactose absorption in children. Abstract-PubMed
  Lebenthal E, Rossi TM, Nord KS, Branski D. Pediatrics 1981;67(6):828-32.

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