In the ERAT group, three patients (9.09%) reported right lower abdominal pain and were diagnosed with recurrent acute appendicitis. The recurrence time was 4, 6 and 11 months, respectively. Two of them were found to have intraluminal appendicoliths during primary hospitalization. These three ...
Sites of Referred Pain Organ of Origin Location Felt Head External or middle ear Nose & sinuses Teeth, gums, Throat, tonsils Parotid gland, TMJ joint Thorax Diaphragm Shoulder, upper abdomen Heart Upper chest, L shoulder, inside L arm, L jaw Abdomen Stomach & ...
abdomen is divided into different regions. Abdominal divisions are called quadrants, though these are nine in number. Each quadrant contains specific organs that can produce pain.[1], [2] [and] [3]
lower part of abdomenilioinguinal pain syndromeDuring operations in the lower part of the abdomen injuries to nerves located here arise in 1鈥 4,2 per cent; the most frequently iliohypogastric, ilioinguinal, genitofemoral and lateral femoral cutaneous nerves. These injuries to nerves are often ...
In our case, it is likely that the symptoms of right lower quad- rant pain and weight loss were not related to the mucocele since this benign mass was not tender on palpation. In addition, the symptoms did not assist in making the pre- operative diagnosis. The preoperative clinical ...
Conclusion With these two case stories, we wish to draw attention to chronic appendicitis as a possible differential diagnosis in younger patients with chronic or recurrent abdominal pain, particularly if the pain is located in the lower abdomen and is accompanied by fever.Peer...
Pain in subjects with spinal injury may be divided into five types: (a) root pain; (b) visceral pain, (often accompanying distension of the bladder or bowel); (c) musculoskeletal pain; and (d) late pain associated with syringomyelia and (e) phantom body pain, (Guttmann, 1973; Melzack ...
Michael Medical Center Silverdale, Washington (ED) with symptoms of intermittent episodes of high-grade fever with chills, diffuse myalgia and petechial rash over chest, abdomen and extremities that had started 2 days prior. He did not have symptoms of coryza, cough, headache, abdominal pain, ...
3.5 Central Venous Access Device A central venous access device (CVAD) is a cath- eter or implanted port where the tip terminates in the vena cava either superior or inferior depend- ing on upper or lower extremity placement. The types of CVADs are: • Peripherally inserted central ...
Physical examination on admission revealed tenderness in the lower abdomen with tympanic bowel sounds but no palpable mass. Her body temperature was 37.0°C. Page 1 of 5 (page number not for citation purposes) Journal of Medical Case Reports 2007, 1:141 http://www.jmedicalcasereports.com/...