There are compelling reasons to use CT in the diagnosis of right lower quadrant pain, particularly in the elderly. The accuracy of CT in suspected appendicitis (in a series of 100 consecutive ...

More often than not, however, pain in the lower right abdomen is nothing to worry about. It should go away on its own within a couple of days. If you’re experiencing persistent discomfort ...

Right upper quadrant (RUQ) pain refers to discomfort in the upper right region of your abdomen, which may be felt beneath or behind your lower ribs. Pain in the RUQ can range from person to person ...

Pain beneath your ribs in the upper left quadrant of your abdomen can have a variety of causes. The area contains important organs, including the spleen, kidney, pancreas, stomach, colon ...

Background: Recent literature supports the use of CT for all patients with right lower quadrant pain to improve diagnostic accuracy and reduce hospital cost. Our current practice at a large ...

The patient reports a 6-day history of right upper quadrant pain that is worse when she coughs, moves, laughs, or takes a deep breath and is associated with nausea but no vomiting. She notes some ...

"Appendicitis usually involves right lower quadrant pain, lack of an appetite, and a fever," Greves says. Appendix pain may start out feeling like a normal stomach ache, but it doesn't go away and ...

The left upper quadrant ... lower end of the esophagus that opens to allow food into the stomach and closes after food has passed through. Stomach ulcers commonly cause gnawing or burning pain ...