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Recurrent abdominal pain (RAP) is probably the most common complaint among children. It is characterized as a minimum of three episodes of pain occurring over a period longer than 3 months [1]. In different studies the prevalence of RAP has varied from 9% to 15%; however, new epidemiological studies are rare [7]. The etiology of RAP has remained for the most part obscure. Only about 10% of children with RAP have been diagnosed as having an organic background for their pain, whereas the rest have been explained by psychosomatic symptoms [10,11]. It has even been suggested that diagnostic studies should therefore be limited. Endoscopy has usually been avoided because of the minimal information it would bring to the etiology of RAP [3].
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Ashorn, M., Karikoski-Leo, R., Ruuska, T., Miettinen, A., Mäki, M. (1994). Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy and the Prevalence of Helicobacter pylori Infection in Recurrent Abdominal Pain of Childhood. In: Gasbarrini, G., Pretolani, S. (eds) Basic and Clinical Aspects of Helicobacter pylori Infection. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-78231-2_4
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