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Pain in the lower left side of the abdomen is often related to the digestive tract, urinary tract, or reproductive organs. Severe pain can be a symptom of inflammation of the bowel or bowel obstruction and in women may result from twisting of an ovary ([[ovarian torsion]]), rupture of an [[ovarian cyst]], [[ectopic pregnancy]], or [[pelvic inflammatory disease]]. Men may experience severe left lower quadrant pain from [[testicular torsion]] or injury. Mild to moderate pain may be due to indigestion, inflammation or it may result from menstrual cramps in women. | |||
==Causes of Left Lower Quadrant Abdominal pain== | |||
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===Life Threatening Causes=== | ===Life Threatening Causes=== | ||
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* [[Colon carcinoma]] | * [[Colon carcinoma]] | ||
* [[Diverticulitis]] | * [[Diverticulitis]] | ||
* [[Dysmenorrhea]] | |||
* [[Ectopic pregnancy]] | * [[Ectopic pregnancy]] | ||
* [[Endometriosis]] | * [[Endometriosis]] | ||
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* [[Intestinal obstruction]] | * [[Intestinal obstruction]] | ||
* [[lymphadenopathy|Mesenteric lymphadenitis]] | * [[lymphadenopathy|Mesenteric lymphadenitis]] | ||
* [[ | * [[Mittelschmerz]] | ||
* [[Nephrolithiasis]] | * [[Nephrolithiasis]] | ||
* [[Ovarian cyst]] | * [[Ovarian cyst]] | ||
* [[Pelvic inflammatory disease]] | |||
* [[Psoas abscess]] | * [[Psoas abscess]] | ||
* [[Pyelonephritis]] | * [[Pyelonephritis]] | ||
* [[Renal pain]] | * [[Renal pain]] | ||
* [[Chlamydia infection|Seminal vesiculitis]] | * [[Chlamydia infection|Seminal vesiculitis]] | ||
* [[Volvulus]] | * [[Volvulus]] | ||
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| '''Obstetric/Gynecologic''' | | '''Obstetric/Gynecologic''' | ||
|bgcolor="Beige"| [[Abortion]], [[bacterial vaginosis]], [[bacteroides]], [[broad ligament|broad ligament neoplasms]], [[child birth]], [[chlamydia]], [[corpus luteum|corpus luteum of pregnancy]], [[cystitis]], [[dysmenorrhoea]], [[eclampsia]], [[ectopic pregnancy]], [[endometriosis]], [[endometritis]], [[carcinoma|fallopian tubal carcinoma]], [[gardnerella vaginalis]], [[gestational trophoblastic disease]], [[gonorrhea]], [[Müllerian duct|hydatid cyst of morgagni]], [[Leiomyoma|infarction or torsion of uterine leiomyoma]], [[Intra-uterine device|intra-uterine device]], [[luteoma]], [[ovarian cancer]], [[ovarian cyst]], [[ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome]], [[metastasis|ovarian metastasis]], [[ovarian torsion]], [[Müllerian duct|paramesonephric cysts]], [[pelvic inflammatory disease]], [[polycystic ovary syndrome]], [[Reiter’s syndrome]], [[salpingitis]], [[ovarian cyst|theca lutein cysts]], [[uterine fibroids]], [[Complications of pregnancy|uterine torsion]] | |bgcolor="Beige"| [[Abortion]], [[bacterial vaginosis]], [[bacteroides]], [[broad ligament|broad ligament neoplasms]], [[child birth]], [[chlamydia]], [[corpus luteum|corpus luteum of pregnancy]], [[cystitis]], [[dysmenorrhoea]], [[eclampsia]], [[ectopic pregnancy]], [[endometriosis]], [[endometritis]], [[carcinoma|fallopian tubal carcinoma]], [[gardnerella vaginalis]], [[gestational trophoblastic disease]], [[gonorrhea]], [[Müllerian duct|hydatid cyst of morgagni]], [[Leiomyoma|infarction or torsion of uterine leiomyoma]], [[Intra-uterine device|intra-uterine device]], [[luteoma]], [[mittelschmerz]], [[ovarian cancer]], [[ovarian cyst]], [[ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome]], [[metastasis|ovarian metastasis]], [[ovarian torsion]], [[Müllerian duct|paramesonephric cysts]], [[pelvic inflammatory disease]], [[polycystic ovary syndrome]], [[Reiter’s syndrome]], [[salpingitis]], [[ovarian cyst|theca lutein cysts]], [[uterine fibroids]], [[Complications of pregnancy|uterine torsion]] | ||
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*[[Child birth]] | *[[Child birth]] | ||
*[[Chlamydia]] | *[[Chlamydia]] | ||
*[[Chronic constipation]] | *[[Chronic constipation]] | ||
*[[Cocaine|Cocaine overdose]] | *[[Cocaine|Cocaine overdose]] | ||
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*[[Henoch-Schönlein purpura]] | *[[Henoch-Schönlein purpura]] | ||
*[[Hepatorenal syndrome]] | *[[Hepatorenal syndrome]] | ||
*[[Chlamydia infection|Seminal vesiculitis]] | |||
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*[[Ischemic colitis]] | *[[Ischemic colitis]] | ||
*[[Luteoma]] | *[[Luteoma]] | ||
*[[Lymphoma]] | *[[Lymphoma]] | ||
*[[mesothelioma|Malignant peritoneal mesothelioma]] | *[[mesothelioma|Malignant peritoneal mesothelioma]] | ||
*[[acute mesenteric ischemia|Mesenteric artery ischemia]] | *[[acute mesenteric ischemia|Mesenteric artery ischemia]] | ||
*[[Lymphadenopathy|Mesentric lymphadenitis]] | |||
*[[Miliary tuberculosis]] | *[[Miliary tuberculosis]] | ||
*[[Milk-alkali syndrome]] | *[[Milk-alkali syndrome]] | ||
*[[Mittelschmerz]] | |||
*[[Mumps]] | *[[Mumps]] | ||
*[[Mycobacterium avium complex]] | *[[Mycobacterium avium complex]] | ||
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*[[Post streptococcal glomerulonephritis]] | *[[Post streptococcal glomerulonephritis]] | ||
*[[ERCP|Post-ERCP perforation]] | *[[ERCP|Post-ERCP perforation]] | ||
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*[[Proctalgia fugax]] | *[[Proctalgia fugax]] | ||
*[[Psoas abscess]] | *[[Psoas abscess]] | ||
*[[Radiation therapy]] | *[[Radiation therapy]] | ||
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*[[Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia]] | *[[Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia]] | ||
*[[Wandering spleen|Wandering spleen syndrome]] | *[[Wandering spleen|Wandering spleen syndrome]] | ||
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Overview
Pain in the lower left side of the abdomen is often related to the digestive tract, urinary tract, or reproductive organs. Severe pain can be a symptom of inflammation of the bowel or bowel obstruction and in women may result from twisting of an ovary (ovarian torsion), rupture of an ovarian cyst, ectopic pregnancy, or pelvic inflammatory disease. Men may experience severe left lower quadrant pain from testicular torsion or injury. Mild to moderate pain may be due to indigestion, inflammation or it may result from menstrual cramps in women.
Causes of Left Lower Quadrant Abdominal pain
Life Threatening Causes
- Abdominal aortic aneurysm rupture
- Abdominal compartment syndrome
- Cocaine overdose
- Diabetic ketoacidosis
- Eclampsia
- Ectopic pregnancy
- Hepatorenal syndrome
- Infarction or torsion of uterine leiomyoma
- Intussusception
- Strangulation of hernia
- Testicular torsion
- Tuboovarian abscess
- Uterine torsion
Common Causes
- Aortic aneurysm
- Appendicitis
- Colitis
- Colon carcinoma
- Diverticulitis
- Dysmenorrhea
- Ectopic pregnancy
- Endometriosis
- Fecal impaction
- Gastroenteritis
- Inflammatory bowel disease
- Inguinal hernia
- Intestinal obstruction
- Mesenteric lymphadenitis
- Mittelschmerz
- Nephrolithiasis
- Ovarian cyst
- Pelvic inflammatory disease
- Psoas abscess
- Pyelonephritis
- Renal pain
- Seminal vesiculitis
- Volvulus
Causes by Organ System
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