Aim: To determine the role of Toxocara canis in the etiology of non-specific abdominal pain (NAP),

Materials and method: We examined anti-T. canis IgG/M seropositivity by ELISA method in 41 patients with abdominal pain who attended to Fırat University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Surgery between the March 15 and July 15, 2001.

Results: The NAP was defined in 15 cases and other 26 cases, in which etiological cause for the abdominal pain has been found, were separated as a control group. T. canis seropositivity was found in 5 cases (33.33%) of NPA group and in 6 cases of control group (%23.07). Despite the high incidence of T. canis seropozitivity in both study groups compared to the normal population, there was no statistically differences among the study groups.

Conclusion: The findings of present study support the opinion that T. canis has not important influence in NAP aetiology.