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==Left upper quadrant abdominal pain== | ==Left upper quadrant abdominal pain== | ||
===Causes=== | ===Causes=== | ||
*[[Splenomegaly]] (e.g. [[viral hepatitis]], [[cirrhosis]], [[hepatic schistosomiasis]], [[rheumatoid arthritis]], [[leukemia]], [[lymphoma]], [[myeloproliferative disease]] and [[sarcoidosis]]) | *[[Splenomegaly]] (e.g. [[viral hepatitis]], [[cirrhosis]], [[hepatic schistosomiasis]], [[rheumatoid arthritis]], [[leukemia]], [[lymphoma]], [[myeloproliferative disease]] and [[sarcoidosis]]) | ||
*Pancreas (especially pathology in the tail) | *Pancreas (especially pathology in the tail) | ||
Revision as of 21:25, 3 March 2014
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Rim Halaby, M.D. [2], Amr Marawan, M.D. [3]
Left upper quadrant abdominal pain
Causes
- Splenomegaly (e.g. viral hepatitis, cirrhosis, hepatic schistosomiasis, rheumatoid arthritis, leukemia, lymphoma, myeloproliferative disease and sarcoidosis)
- Pancreas (especially pathology in the tail)
- Colon pain (below the area of spleen - bowel obstruction, functional disorders, gas accumulation, spasm, inflammation, colon cancer)