Society guideline links: Chronic abdominal pain in children

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International

●The Rome Foundation: Childhood functional gastrointestinal disorders – Child/adolescent (2016)

United States

●Choosing Wisely: Computed tomography (CT) scans are not always necessary in the routine evaluation of abdominal pain (2013, updated 2018)

●Choosing Wisely: For a patient with functional abdominal pain syndrome (as per ROME IV criteria) computed tomography (CT) scans should not be repeated unless there is a major change in clinical findings or symptoms (2012)

●American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition (NASPGHAN): A clinical report on chronic abdominal pain in children (2005)

●AAP and NASPGHAN: A technical report on chronic abdominal pain in children (2005)

Australia-New Zealand

●Choosing Wisely Australia: Do not routinely order abdominal X-rays for the diagnosis of non-specific abdominal pain in children (2017)