Recurrent Abdominal Pain in Female Adolescence: An Overlooked Diagnosis

Ana Bandeira Santos; Ana Sofia Gomes; Cidade Rodrigues; Hélder  Ferreira; Paula Fonseca

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Recurrent Abdominal Pain in Female Adolescence: An Overlooked Diagnosis

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Ana Bandeira Santos Department of Pediatrics. Centro Hospitalar do Médio Ave. Famalicão. https://orcid.org/0009-0007-1457-6659
Ana Sofia Gomes Department of Pediatrics. Trofa Saúde Hospital Braga Centro e Braga Norte. Braga. https://orcid.org/0009-0000-6566-8878
Cidade Rodrigues Department of Pediatric Surgery. Centro Materno Infantil do Norte. Porto. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3204-3518
Hélder Ferreira Department of Gynecology. Centro Materno Infantil do Norte. Porto. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5416-7629
Paula Fonseca Department of Pediatrics. Centro Hospitalar do Médio Ave. Famalicão. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7792-6870

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https://doi.org/10.20344/amp.24150

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46, XX Disorders of Sex Development, Abdominal Pain, Adolescent, Congenital Abnormalities, Mullerian Ducts

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2026-04-01

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Bandeira Santos A, Gomes AS, Rodrigues C, Ferreira H, Fonseca P. Recurrent Abdominal Pain in Female Adolescence: An Overlooked Diagnosis. Acta Med Port [Internet]. 2026 Apr. 1 [cited 2026 Jun. 26];39(4):316-7. Available from: https://www.actamedicaportuguesa.com/revista/index.php/amp/article/view/24150

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