This study reviews low velocity gunshot wounds of the left upper quadrant of the abdomen and presents four cases recently treated at Boston City Hospital. All patients sustained multiple intraabdominal organ injuries and underwent prompt exploration. Hypotension on admission seemed to be the most ...
Left side abdominal painmay arise from the internal organs of the abdomen, namely the gastrointestinal and urinary tract, chest, upper pelvic organ, abdominal wall muscles, bones (ribs, spine, pelvis), vessels, nerves or skin. It can be difficult to isolate the exact cause of left sided abdo...
Abdominal Pain Causes and Location (Right, Left, Lower, Upper) Abdominal pain is caused by inflammation (appendicitis, diverticulitis, colitis), by stretching or distention of an organ (for example, gallstones, hepatitis), or by loss of the supply of blood to an organ (for example, ischemic ...
Stomach and spleen: The stomach and spleen are located in the left upper quadrant of the abdomen, just below the left breast. Pancreas: The pancreas is located behind the stomach, and pain in the left upper quadrant of the abdomen could be a sign of pancreatitis. Rib cage: The rib cage ...
Arteriovenous malformations can create murmurs over the affected body region, over the cranium in patients with vein of Galen malformations, and in the right upper quadrant in patients with a hepatic lesion. Shape Systolic ejection murmurs associated with ventricular obstructive lesions or con...
Children are more frequently affected by hunger pains that originates in stomach. Since stomach lies in left upper quadrant, pain is felt on left side. Symptoms. Hunger pains are dull in nature and are present as a discomfort in the abdomen. ...
Therefore, due care must be lent to patients who present with a symptom of abdominal pain. For easier identification of the organ/s from which pain arises, abdomen is divided into different regions. Abdominal divisions are called quadrants, though these are nine in number. Each quadrant contains...
the aberrant location of the gallbladder is commonly discovered at surgery.This article presents a case of a patient with the gallbladder located to the left of the falciform ligament in the absence of situs inversus totalis that presented with right upper quadrant pain.A laparoscopic ...
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Pain on the left side of your body isn’t always cardiac-related or connected with an organ. Sometimes, stress or anxiety attacks can be a cause of the pain that may feel like you are having a heart attack. But you should never ignore any kind of pain in your chest or abdomen as it...