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==Overview==
Acute right upper quadrant abdominal pain usually arises from the [[liver]] and the [[biliary tree]].  [[Gallstone diseases]] are among the most common causes of right upper quadrant abdominal pain; hence, an emphasis is first laid on the gallstone diseases while approaching the patient.
 
==Causes==
===Life Threatening Causes===
Life-threatening causes include conditions which may result in death or permanent disability within 24 hours if left untreated.
 
*[[Adrenal hemorrhage]]
*[[Cholecystitis natural history, complications and prognosis#Gallbladder perforation|Gallbladder perforation]]
*[[Cholecystitis natural history, complications and prognosis#Gangrenous cholecystitis|Gangrenous cholecystitis]]
*[[Ischemic colitis]]
*[[Peptic ulcer natural history|Peptic ulcer perforation]]
*[[Pulmonary embolism]]
*[[Hepatitis|Toxin induced hepatitis]]
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==Causes of Right Upper Quadrant Abdominal Pain==
===Common Causes===
===Common Causes===
*[[Budd-Chiari syndrome]] ([[Budd-Chiari syndrome|hepatic vein obstruction]])
*[[Cholangitis]]
*[[Cholecystitis]]
*[[Cholecystitis]]
*[[Choledocholithiasis]]
*[[Choledocholithiasis]]
*[[Liver abscess|Hepatic abscess]]
*[[Liver abscess|Hepatic abscess]]
*[[Liver tumor|Hepatic tumor]]
*[[Hepatitis]]
*[[Hepatitis]]
*[[Pancreatitis]]
*[[Peptic ulcer disease]]
*[[Pleuritis]]
*[[Pneumonia]]
*[[Renal colic]]<ref>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Haberman | first1 = D. | last2 = Castignola | first2 = M. | last3 = Martínez | first3 = A. | last4 = Paladini | first4 = H. | last5 = Toda | first5 = M. | last6 = Baldessari | first6 = EM. | last7 = Ramisch | first7 = D. | last8 = Gondolesi | first8 = G. | title = [Acute abdomen with right hypochondrial pain: an unusual cause]. | journal = Acta Gastroenterol Latinoam | volume = 41 | issue = 4 | pages = 276, 357-8 | month = Dec | year = 2011 | doi =  | PMID = 22292219 }}</ref>
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===Causes by Organ System===
{|style="width:80%; height:100px" border="1"
|style="height:100px"; style="width:25%" border="1" bgcolor="LightSteelBlue" | '''Cardiovascular'''
|style="height:100px"; style="width:75%" border="1" bgcolor="Beige" | [[Congestive heart failure]], [[ischemic colitis]],  [[myocarditis]],  [[veno-occlusive disease]]
|-
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
| '''Chemical/Poisoning'''
|bgcolor="Beige"| No underlying causes
|-
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
| '''Dental'''
|bgcolor="Beige"| No underlying causes
|-
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
| '''Dermatologic'''
|bgcolor="Beige"| [[Herpes zoster]],  [[polymyositis]]
|-
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
| '''Drug Side Effect'''
|bgcolor="Beige"| [[Cholecystitis]],  [[duodenal ulcer]]
|-
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
| '''Ear Nose Throat'''
|bgcolor="Beige"| No underlying causes
|-
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
| '''Endocrine'''
|bgcolor="Beige"| [[Addisonian crisis]],  [[adrenal hemorrhage]],  [[Addison's disease|adrenal tuberculosis]],  [[constipation]],  [[pheochromocytoma]]
|-
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
| '''Environmental'''
|bgcolor="Beige"| [[Heat stroke]]
|-
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
| '''Gastroenterologic'''
|bgcolor="Beige"| [[Acute cholecystitis]], [[Fatty liver|acute fatty liver]],  [[acute hepatitis]],  [[acute pancreatitis]],  [[ascending cholangitis]],  [[Appendicitis|ascending retrocecal appendicitis]],  [[Appendicitis|atypical acute appendicitis]],  [[biliary colic]],  [[biliary dyskinesia]],  [[Budd-Chiari syndrome]],  [[cholecystitis]],  [[choledocholithiasis]],  [[colitis]],  [[congestive heart failure]],  [[constipation]],  [[Crohn's disease]],  [[diverticulosis]],  [[duodenal ulcer]],  [[dyspepsia]],  [[Cholecystitis natural history, complications and prognosis|gallbladder perforation]],  [[gallstone disease]],  [[Pancreatitis|gallstone pancreatitis]],  [[Cholecystitis natural history, complications and prognosis#Gangrenous cholecystitis|gangrenous cholecystitis]],  [[gastroenteritis]],  [[hepatic abscess]],  [[Colorectal cancer|hepatic flexure carcinoma]],  [[hepatic tumor]],  [[hepatomegaly]],  [[HIV]],  [[Hepatomegaly|inflammatory hepatomegaly]],  [[irritable bowel syndrome]],  [[ischemic colitis]],  [[peptic ulcer disease]],  [[Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome|perihepatitis]],  [[seizures]],  [[sepsis]],  [[Zollinger-Ellison syndrome]]
|-
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
| '''Genetic'''
|bgcolor="Beige"| No underlying causes
|-
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
| '''Hematologic'''
|bgcolor="Beige"| [[Budd-Chiari syndrome]], [[choledocholithiasis]],  [[hemoglobinopathies]],  [[sickle cell disease]],  [[veno-occlusive disease]]
|-
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
| '''Iatrogenic'''
|bgcolor="Beige"| [[Hepatectomy|Partial hepatectomy]]
|-
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
| '''Infectious Disease'''
|bgcolor="Beige"| [[Acute hepatitis]], [[adrenal hemorrhage]],  [[Addison's disease|adrenal tuberculosis]],  [[ascending cholangitis]],  [[colitis]],  [[duodenal ulcer]],  [[Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome]],  [[gastroenteritis]],  [[hepatic abscess]],  [[herpes zoster]],  [[HIV]],  [[pelvic inflammatory disease]],  [[Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome|perihepatitis]],  [[pyelonephritis]],  [[sepsis]],  [[Abscess|subdiaphragmatic abscess]]
|-
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
| '''Musculoskeletal/Orthopedic'''
|bgcolor="Beige"| [[Carnett's test|Abdominal wall pain]], [[Tietze's syndrome|painful rib syndrome]],  [[polymyositis]]
|-
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
| '''Neurologic'''
|bgcolor="Beige"| [[Seizures]]
|-
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
| '''Nutritional/Metabolic'''
|bgcolor="Beige"| [[Choledocholithiasis]], [[constipation]],  [[diabetic ketoacidosis]]
|-
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
| '''Obstetric/Gynecologic'''
|bgcolor="Beige"| [[Fatty liver|Acute fatty liver]], [[eclampsia]],  [[HELLP syndrome]],  [[pelvic inflammatory disease]],  [[preeclampsia]]
|-
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
| '''Oncologic'''
|bgcolor="Beige"| [[Colorectal cancer|Hepatic flexure carcinoma]], [[hepatic tumor]],  [[Kaposi's sarcoma]],  [[Hepatocellular carcinoma|malignant infiltration of liver]],  [[Adrenal insufficiency|metastatic infiltration of right adrenal gland]],  [[pheochromocytoma]],  [[renal carcinoma]],  [[Zollinger-Ellison syndrome]]
|-
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
| '''Ophthalmologic'''
|bgcolor="Beige"| No underlying causes
|-
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
| '''Overdose/Toxicity'''
|bgcolor="Beige"| No underlying causes
|-
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
| '''Psychiatric'''
|bgcolor="Beige"| No underlying causes
|-
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
| '''Pulmonary'''
|bgcolor="Beige"| [[Empyema]], [[pleural effusion]],  [[pleurisy]],  [[pleuritis]],  [[pneumonia]],  [[pulmonary embolism]],  [[pulmonary infarction]]
|-
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
| '''Renal/Electrolyte'''
|bgcolor="Beige"| [[Glomerulonephritis]], [[hydronephrosis]],  [[pyelonephritis]],  [[renal carcinoma]],  [[renal colic]],  [[renal cyst]]
|-
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
| '''Rheumatology/Immunology/Allergy'''
|bgcolor="Beige"| [[Addisonian crisis]], [[glomerulonephritis]],  [[polymyositis]]
|-
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
| '''Sexual'''
|bgcolor="Beige"| No underlying causes
|-
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
| '''Trauma'''
|bgcolor="Beige"| [[Adrenal hemorrhage]], [[Abdominal trauma|collisions]],  [[Abdominal trauma|falls]],  [[Abdominal trauma|solid organ laceration or perforated viscus]]
|-
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
| '''Urologic'''
|bgcolor="Beige"| No underlying causes
|-
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
| '''Miscellaneous'''
|bgcolor="Beige"| [[Strain (injury)|Heavy exercise]]
|-
|}
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===Causes in Alphabetical Order===
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*[[Carnett's test|Abdominal wall pain]]
*[[Acute cholecystitis]]
*[[Fatty liver|Acute fatty liver]]
*[[Acute hepatitis]]
*[[Acute pancreatitis]]
*[[Addisonian crisis]]
*[[Adrenal hemorrhage ]]
*[[Addison's disease|Adrenal tuberculosis]]
*[[Ascending cholangitis]]
*[[Appendicitis|Ascending retrocecal appendicitis]]
*[[Appendicitis|Atypical acute appendicitis]]
*[[Biliary colic]]
*[[Biliary dyskinesia]]
*[[Budd-Chiari syndrome]]
*[[Cholecystitis]]
*[[Choledocholithiasis]]
*[[Colitis]]
*[[Abdominal trauma|Collisions]]
*[[Congestive heart failure]]
*[[Constipation]]
*[[Crohn's disease]]
*[[Diabetic ketoacidosis]]
*[[Diverticulosis]]
*[[Duodenal ulcer]]
*[[Dyspepsia]]
*[[Eclampsia]]
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*[[Empyema]]
*[[Abdominal trauma|Falls]]
*[[Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome]]
*[[Cholecystitis natural history, complications and prognosis#Gallbladder perforation|Gallbladder perforation]]
*[[Gallstone disease]]
*[[Pancreatitis|Gallstone pancreatitis]]
*[[Cholecystitis natural history, complications and prognosis#Gangrenous cholecystitis|Gangrenous cholecystitis]]
*[[Gastroenteritis]]
*[[Glomerulonephritis]]
*[[Heat stroke]]
*[[Strain (injury)|Heavy exercise]]
*[[HELLP syndrome]]
*[[Hemoglobinopathies]]
*[[Hepatic abscess]]
*[[Colorectal cancer|Hepatic flexure carcinoma]]
*[[Hepatic tumor]]
*[[Hepatomegaly]]
*[[Hepatomegaly]]
*[[Ileus]]
*[[Herpes zoster]]
*[[Invagination]]
*[[HIV]]
*[[Mesenteric infarction]]
*[[Hydronephrosis]]
*Mesogastrium
*[[Hepatomegaly|Inflammatory hepatomegaly]]
*[[Pancreatitis]]
*[[Irritable bowel syndrome]]
*[[Peptic ulcer]]
*[[Ischemic colitis]]
*[[Kaposis sarcoma]]
*[[Hepatocellular carcinoma|Malignant infiltration of liver]]
*[[Adrenal insufficiency|Metastatic infiltration of right adrenal gland]]
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*[[Myocarditis]]
*[[Tietze's syndrome|Painful rib syndrome]]
*[[Hepatectomy|Partial hepatectomy]]
*[[Pelvic inflammatory disease]]
*[[Peptic ulcer disease]]
*[[Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome|Perihepatitis]]
*[[Pheochromocytoma]]
*[[Pleural effusion]]
*[[Pleurisy]]
*[[Pleuritis]]
*[[Pleuritis]]
*[[Pneumonia]]
*[[Polymyositis]]
*[[Preeclampsia]]
*[[Pulmonary embolism]]
*[[Pulmonary infarction]]
*[[Pulmonary infarction]]
*[[Renal colic|Renal pain]]
*[[Pyelonephritis]]
*[[volvulus|Sigmoid volvulus]]
*[[Renal carcinoma]]
*[[Renal colic]]
*[[Renal cyst]]
*[[Seizures]]
*[[Sepsis]]
*[[Sickle cell disease]]
*[[Abdominal trauma|Solid organ laceration or perforated viscus]]
*[[Abscess|Subdiaphragmatic abscess]]
*[[Veno-occlusive disease]]
*[[Zollinger-Ellison syndrome]]
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Overview

Acute right upper quadrant abdominal pain usually arises from the liver and the biliary tree. Gallstone diseases are among the most common causes of right upper quadrant abdominal pain; hence, an emphasis is first laid on the gallstone diseases while approaching the patient.

Causes

Life Threatening Causes

Life-threatening causes include conditions which may result in death or permanent disability within 24 hours if left untreated.

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Causes by Organ System

Cardiovascular Congestive heart failure, ischemic colitis, myocarditis, veno-occlusive disease
Chemical/Poisoning No underlying causes
Dental No underlying causes
Dermatologic Herpes zoster, polymyositis
Drug Side Effect Cholecystitis, duodenal ulcer
Ear Nose Throat No underlying causes
Endocrine Addisonian crisis, adrenal hemorrhage, adrenal tuberculosis, constipation, pheochromocytoma
Environmental Heat stroke
Gastroenterologic Acute cholecystitis, acute fatty liver, acute hepatitis, acute pancreatitis, ascending cholangitis, ascending retrocecal appendicitis, atypical acute appendicitis, biliary colic, biliary dyskinesia, Budd-Chiari syndrome, cholecystitis, choledocholithiasis, colitis, congestive heart failure, constipation, Crohn's disease, diverticulosis, duodenal ulcer, dyspepsia, gallbladder perforation, gallstone disease, gallstone pancreatitis, gangrenous cholecystitis, gastroenteritis, hepatic abscess, hepatic flexure carcinoma, hepatic tumor, hepatomegaly, HIV, inflammatory hepatomegaly, irritable bowel syndrome, ischemic colitis, peptic ulcer disease, perihepatitis, seizures, sepsis, Zollinger-Ellison syndrome
Genetic No underlying causes
Hematologic Budd-Chiari syndrome, choledocholithiasis, hemoglobinopathies, sickle cell disease, veno-occlusive disease
Iatrogenic Partial hepatectomy
Infectious Disease Acute hepatitis, adrenal hemorrhage, adrenal tuberculosis, ascending cholangitis, colitis, duodenal ulcer, Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome, gastroenteritis, hepatic abscess, herpes zoster, HIV, pelvic inflammatory disease, perihepatitis, pyelonephritis, sepsis, subdiaphragmatic abscess
Musculoskeletal/Orthopedic Abdominal wall pain, painful rib syndrome, polymyositis
Neurologic Seizures
Nutritional/Metabolic Choledocholithiasis, constipation, diabetic ketoacidosis
Obstetric/Gynecologic Acute fatty liver, eclampsia, HELLP syndrome, pelvic inflammatory disease, preeclampsia
Oncologic Hepatic flexure carcinoma, hepatic tumor, Kaposi's sarcoma, malignant infiltration of liver, metastatic infiltration of right adrenal gland, pheochromocytoma, renal carcinoma, Zollinger-Ellison syndrome
Ophthalmologic No underlying causes
Overdose/Toxicity No underlying causes
Psychiatric No underlying causes
Pulmonary Empyema, pleural effusion, pleurisy, pleuritis, pneumonia, pulmonary embolism, pulmonary infarction
Renal/Electrolyte Glomerulonephritis, hydronephrosis, pyelonephritis, renal carcinoma, renal colic, renal cyst
Rheumatology/Immunology/Allergy Addisonian crisis, glomerulonephritis, polymyositis
Sexual No underlying causes
Trauma Adrenal hemorrhage, collisions, falls, solid organ laceration or perforated viscus
Urologic No underlying causes
Miscellaneous Heavy exercise

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  1. ↑ Haberman, D.; Castignola, M.; Martínez, A.; Paladini, H.; Toda, M.; Baldessari, EM.; Ramisch, D.; Gondolesi, G. (2011). "[Acute abdomen with right hypochondrial pain: an unusual cause]". Acta Gastroenterol Latinoam. 41 (4): 276, 357–8. PMID 22292219. Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)

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