Ward M
Royal Brisbane Hospital, Queensland.
Aust Fam Physician. 1994 Mar;23(3):331-3, 336.
The diagnosis of the cause of upper abdominal pain has been considerably aided in recent times by the increasing availability of endoscopic and imaging techniques. Patient management may be sub-optimal, however, if this technology is used inappropriately, particularly if the continued importance of taking a full history is overlooked, and the hazards arising from the pursuit of incidental findings are not appreciated.
近年来，内镜检查和成像技术的日益普及极大地辅助了上腹部疼痛病因的诊断。然而，如果这项技术使用不当，尤其是忽视了全面病史采集的持续重要性，且未认识到追求偶然发现所带来的风险，那么患者的管理可能并不理想。
