A 14-Year-Old Girl With Abdominal Pain and Emesis

Authors and Disclosures

Meena Thayu, MD, Attending Physician, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia; Instructor in Pediatrics, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; E-mail: Thayu@email.chop.edu

Michael Nance, MD, Attending Physician, Division of Pediatric, General and Thoracic Surgery, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia; Associate Professor of Surgery, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Petar Mamula, MD, Director, Endoscopy Suite, Division of GI & Nutrition, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia; Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

David A. Piccoli, MD, Chief, Division of Gastroenterology & Nutrition, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Professor of Pediatrics, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Disclosure: Meena Thayu, MD, has disclosed no relevant financial relationships.

Disclosure: Michael Nance, MD, has disclosed no relevant financial relationships.

Disclosure: Petar Mamula, MD, has disclosed no relevant financial relationships.

Disclosure: David A. Piccoli, MD, has disclosed no relevant financial relationships.

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