Diagnostic Procedure for Identifying Abdominal Pain Posted: 01-30-06 19:44pm
For the past 3 years around this time of
year (jan-march) I have had a "stich" or
discomforting pain on my right side the
runs from my belly button to right below
my rib cage. I have an ultra sound of my
liver done last year and it showed
nothing. What could this be? What muscles
and or organs are in that area that could
be causing this? Should I be
concerned?
If your ultrasound results were OK, the
only diagnostic procedure remaining is to
request a gastro-duodenoscopya. The pain
could be caused by stomach or duodenum
inflammation (gastritis/duodenitis), a
peptic ulcer, or diverticulum. These
diseases can’t be diagnosed with
ultrasound. If the gastroduodenoscopya
returns normal, the pain probably
originates from muscles (myalgia) or
nerves (neuralgia).
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