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World J Clin Cases. Dec 16, 2013; 1(9): 276-284
Published online Dec 16, 2013. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v1.i9.276
Etiology of non-traumatic acute abdomen in pediatric emergency departments
Wen-Chieh Yang, Chun-Yu Chen, Han-Ping Wu
Wen-Chieh Yang, Chun-Yu Chen, Division of Emergency Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Changhua Christian Hospital, 500 Changhua, Taiwan
Wen-Chieh Yang, Chun-Yu Chen, School of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, 400 Taichung, Taiwan
Han-Ping Wu, Department of Pediatrics, Taichung Tzuchi Hospital, the Buddhist Medical Foundation, Taichung 427, Taiwan
Han-Ping Wu, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, Tzu Chi University, 970 Hualien, Taiwan
Author contributions: Yang WC compared related studies and wrote the manuscript; Chen CY coordinated and provided the collection of clinical images and wrote some parts of the manuscript; Wu HP designed the mini review.
Correspondence to: Han-Ping Wu, MD, PhD, Department of Pediatrics, Taichung Tzuchi Hospital, the Buddhist Medical Foundation, No.88, Sec. 1, Fongsing Rd., Tanzih Dist, Taichung 427, Taiwan. arthur1226@gmail.com
Telephone: +886-4-36060666 Fax: +886-4-36021123
Received: June 27, 2013
Revised: October 29, 2013
Accepted: November 2, 2013
Published online: December 16, 2013
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Core Tip

Core tip: The mini review provides the essential information for physicians in pediatric emergency departments, mainly focused on the clinical diagnosis in different age groups and on several major causes of acute abdominal pain in children.