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Objectives: Acute abdominal pain is one of the most common reason of admission to emergency in children. Acute abdomimal pain may be a symptom of simple conditions such as infections or due to serious conditions which can be resulted in severe morbidity or mortality. Urolithiasis is one of these commonly seen conditions. Material and Methods: A total of 442 children presented to the emergency service with acute abdominal pain were reviewed. Routine physical examination and abdominal ultrasonography were performed. Results: The most common causes of abdominal pain are, urinary infection n=55, 12.4% , urolithiasis n=38, 8.6%, mesenteric lymphadenitis n=34, 7.7%, problems of hepatobiliary system n=22, 5%, urinary tract anomalies n=12, 2.7% and idiopathic abdominal pains n=11, 2.5%. Surgical reasons were 6.1% n=27. Abdominal ultrasonography was normal in 243 children. Conclusion: Pediatric urolithiasis is a serious condition which can cause severe morbidity. Acute abdominal pain is the first and most common sypmtom of urolithiasis, therefore urolithiasis must be primarily in mind in children presented to the emergency room with acute abdominal pain.

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