"Abdominal Pain" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Sensation of discomfort, distress, or agony in the abdominal region.
| Descriptor ID |
D015746
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C23.888.592.612.054 C23.888.821.030
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| Concept/Terms |
Abdominal Pain- Abdominal Pain
- Abdominal Pains
- Pain, Abdominal
- Pains, Abdominal
Colicky Pain- Colicky Pain
- Colicky Pains
- Pain, Colicky
- Pains, Colicky
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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Abdominal Pain".
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Abdominal Pain".
This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Abdominal Pain" by people in this website by year, and whether "Abdominal Pain" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2001 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2002 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2006 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 2007 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| 2008 | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| 2009 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2010 | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2012 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 2013 | 8 | 5 | 13 |
| 2014 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| 2015 | 9 | 4 | 13 |
| 2016 | 6 | 8 | 14 |
| 2017 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| 2018 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2019 | 5 | 8 | 13 |
| 2020 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 2021 | 4 | 8 | 12 |
| 2022 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| 2023 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2026 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Abdominal Pain" by people in Profiles.
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Meal-Related Symptoms Define Distinct and Clinically Significant Phenotypes in Children With Pain-Related Disorders of Gut-Brain Interaction. Neurogastroenterol Motil. 2026 May; 38(5):e70349.
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Predominant Symptom in Gastroparesis: Relationships to Quality of Life, Treatments, and Outcome. Neurogastroenterol Motil. 2026 Mar; 38(3):e70287.
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Relationship Between Heart Rate Variability and Sleep Among Girls and Boys With Abdominal Pain-Related Disorders of Gut-Brain Interaction. Neurogastroenterol Motil. 2026 Mar; 38(3):e70293.
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ACR Appropriateness Criteria? Abdominal Pain-Child. J Am Coll Radiol. 2026 04; 23(4):700-714.
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Internet-delivered Cognitive-Behavioral Intervention for Pain in Pediatric Acute Recurrent and Chronic Pancreatitis: A Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial. Pancreas. 2026 02 01; 55(2):e137-e146.
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Randomized trial: Peppermint oil (menthol) pharmacokinetics in children and effects on gut motility in children with functional abdominal pain: 540?mg vs. 900?mg dose comparison. Br J Clin Pharmacol. 2025 Sep; 91(9):2711-2724.
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Characterizing fermentable carbohydrate foods in the diets of children with abdominal pain-related disorders of gut-brain interaction and healthy children. PLoS One. 2025; 20(5):e0311589.
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Gastroesophageal Reflux and Gastrointestinal Symptoms After Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery in Adolescents: An 8-year Follow-up Analysis. J Pediatr Surg. 2025 Apr; 60(4):162215.
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A multicenter registry study on percutaneous electrical nerve field stimulation for pediatric disorders of gut-brain interaction. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2024 04; 78(4):817-826.
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Sex-Dependent Efficacy of Dietary Fiber in Pediatric Functional Abdominal Pain. Gastroenterology. 2024 04; 166(4):645-657.e14.