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EGD for children with abdominal pain: the jury is still out

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Reports from a large, prospective study in paediatric patients suggest that oesophagogastroduodenoscopy is valuable for diagnosis in children with chronic abdominal pain. Nonetheless, the vast majority of children with chronic abdominal pain will have a functional gastrointestinal disorder, and no test is needed to achieve this diagnosis.

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Di Lorenzo, C. EGD for children with abdominal pain: the jury is still out. Nat Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol 10, 701–703 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrgastro.2013.214

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