This chapter presents an analysis of the acute upper abdominal pain and colic. Spontaneous and local pain is ambiguous in respect of its value for localizing the site of irritation and not in any way specific to the organ. It is well known that the pain in acute appendicitis can start in ...
Abdominal Wall Pain Causes Flank Pain Generalized Abdominal Pain Left Lower Quadrant Abdominal Pain Left Upper Quadrant Abdominal Pain Periumbilical Pain Right Lower Quadrant Abdominal Pain Right Upper Quadrant Abdominal Pain Suprapubic Pain Stomach Disorders Gastric Volvulus From Related Chapt...
The most common presenting symptom of acute cholecystitis is upper abdominal pain. The following characteristics may be reported: Pain may radiate to the right shoulder or scapula Pain frequently begins in the epigastric region and then localizes to the right upper quadrant (RUQ) Pain may initiall...
Shiftrightlowerabdominalpain sympatheticnerve lessersplanchnicN somaticN9 Initially,inupperabdomenorumbilicalareawithinseveralhours(usually6to8,nolessthan2hours),shiftstotherightlowerabdomen,becomingrathersharplylocalizedandcausingdiscomfortonmoving,walkingorcoughing. ...
abdominal aorta- a branch of the descending aorta arteria colica,colic artery- arteries that supply blood to the colon hypochondrium- the upper region of the abdomen just below the lowest ribs on either side of the epigastrium bowel,gut,intestine- the part of the alimentary canal between the...
The diagnosis requires two of upper abdominal pain, amylase/lipase ≥ 3 ×upper limit of normal, and/or cross-sectional imaging findings. Gallstones and ethanol predominate while hypertriglyceridaemia and drugs are notable among many causes. Serum triglycerides, full blood count, renal and liver ...
A 43-year-old male presented with acute right upper quadrant pain, nausea, and itchy skin rash for two hours. Physical examination revealed abdominal tenderness and itchy abdominal skin lesions that are compatible with urticaria. The patient's blood pressure was 95/55 mmHg, pulse rate was 122 ...
A 24-year-old woman with a recent diagnosis of infectious mononucleosis presented with fever and left upper quadrant pain. Abdominal computed tomography revealed a splenic abscess that at laparotomy was found to have ruptured. This case illustrates a rare cause of splenic abscess and a rare ...
The diagnostic criteria for AP [5] include persistent upper abdominal pain, serum amylase and/or lipase concentrations at least three times higher than the upper limit of normal, and imaging results indicative of acute pancreatitis. Meeting two of these three criteria is sufficient for diagnosis. ...
The ‘acute abdomen’ can be defined as ‘a clinical condition characterized by the sudden onset of severe abdominal pain that requires medical or surgical management’.1There are a variety of conditions likely to present in this manner (Box 1) and there are also a number of ‘medical’ cond...