Abdominal Pain

Nearly one-third of girls with adnexal torsion experienced a delay in diagnosis, and delays were associated with higher rates of oophorectomy, according to findings published in Pediatrics.

Adults with irritable bowel syndrome who followed an IgG-guided elimination diet were more likely to experience a reduction in abdominal pain than those on a sham elimination diet, according to a study published in Gastroenterology.

A novel, rapid blood test demonstrated potential for detecting early-stage pancreatic cancer, according to results of a retrospective study.

In this video, Amy Dickey, MD, MSc, discusses an educational session she presented at ASH Annual Meeting that examined the use of givosarin for patients with acute intermittent porphyria.

Although a restrictive strategy for cholecystectomy reduced the operation rate by 8.3% at 5 years vs. usual care for patients with symptomatic cholelithiasis, the proportion of patients who were pain free did not differ between groups.

Tofacitinib “should be considered as a treatment option” for patients with refractory celiac disease type 2 who previously failed treatment with therapies such as budesonide, according to data in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology.

Reintroduction of fructans and galacto-oligosaccharides was linked to worsened abdominal pain among patients with irritable bowel syndrome who had responded to the low-FODMAP diet, according to research.

WASHINGTON — Mebeverine was not superior to placebo for the treatment of pediatric irritable bowel syndrome and functional abdominal pain, although active drug labeling significantly improved treatment success, researchers reported.

LONG BEACH, Calif. — Hydralazine-induced autoimmune conditions may have a varied presentation, including drug-induced lupus or vasculitis, according to a speaker, here.