But we've all seen many patients who come to the ED for recurrent abdominal pain, some of whom carry known diagnoses, some of whom have repeatedly defied diagnosis. [content.time.com]

Dietary interventions for recurrent abdominal pain (RAP) and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) in childhood. Cochrane Database Syst Rev (1): CD003019, 2008. [cancer.gov]

Certainly for patients who have had chronic abdominal pain, seeing three CTs documented on the radiology system over the past year or so, we may rethink ordering that fourth CT, particularly if all other testing is normal. Dr. [content.time.com]

Whole Abdominopelvic Radiotherapy using Intensity-modulated Arc therapy in the Palliative Treatment of chemotherapy-resistant ovarian cancer with bulky peritoneal disease: A single- institution experience. [cancerjournal.net]

If the spleen isn't functioning, then the risk of infection is higher and may be life-threatening: sepsis or meningitis. Fortunately, there is a vaccination that we can give...but it hasn't been done routine because we just didn't think of it. [slideshare.net]

Mean serum creatinine increased from 0.86 0.18 mg/dL at baseline to 1.12 0.27 mg/dL at 12-24 months (p 0.001), then stabilized. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Hepatic veno-occlusive disease, a known complication of whole abdominal radiation and certain chemotherapy regimens, was confirmed by liver biopsy in both cases. CA-125 levels may not be reflective of disease status in this setting. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]