For example, pain occurs in the cecum and ascending colon in the right lower abdomen, pain in the descending colon in the left lower abdomen, and pain in the sigmoid colon and rectum in the lower abdomen, pubic region, and perineal area. Lower abdominal pain in UC is often accompanied by...
(The rectum is the distal 15 cm of the colon that lies just above the anal canal and just below the sigmoid colon.) What causes anal fissures? Anal fissures are caused by trauma to the anus and anal canal. The cause of the trauma usually is a bowel movement, and many people can ...
If your pain occurs on your lower left side, the most common culprit is diverticulitis of the colon. This is a complication of diverticulosis, a condition in which small pouches develop on the lining of your intestines. When these pouches become inflamed (a condition called diverticulitis), you...
Roads bile Pancreas Spleen Stomach Kidneys Supra renal Small intestine (duodenum, jejunum and ileum) Appendix Large Intestine Ovaries Horns Uterus Bladder Prostate Rectum and sigmoid (lower end of the large intestine) Location of abdominal pain ...
Gynecologic pain has numerous and diverse causes. The uterus, cervix, and adnexa share the same visceral innervation as the lower ileum, sigmoid colon, and rectum. Signals travel via the sympathetic nerves to spinal cord segments T10 through L1. Because of this shared pathway, distinguishing betwe...
Mesosalpinx hernia of the sigmoid colon: A cause of lower abdominal pain in womenacute abdomenadnexacolonoscopyherniaDiseases of the uterus and adnexa uteri should be considered when evaluating female patients with lower abdominal pain. Diseases caused by defects in the supporting ligaments of the ...
Colonoscopy or flexible sigmoidoscopy is useful for diagnosing infectious colitis, ulcerative colitis, or colon cancer. Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) helps diagnose pancreatic cancer or gallstones if the standard ultrasound or CT or MRI scans fail to detect them. Balloon enteroscopy, the newest technique...
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Left Lower Quadrant or LLQ painmay arise from lower part of the descending colon, sigmoid colon, small intestine, left ureter, left spermatic cord, left ovary and uterine tube, abdominal muscles, skin or spinal nerves Pain in the middle upper abdomen is calledepigastric painand may arise from...
Colon cancer Discomfort uncommon but possibly colicky discomfort if left colon is partially obstructed Often occult or visible blood in stool Colonoscopy Crohn disease Episodic severe pain with fever, anorexia, weight loss, diarrhea Extraintestinal symptoms (joints, eyes, mouth, skin) CT enterography or...