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The remaining 50% are due to non-biliary causes. This is because upper abdominal pain and gallstones are both common but are not always related. Non-biliary causes of PCS may be caused by a functional gastrointestinal disorder, such as functional dyspepsia. Chronic diarrhea in postcholecystectomy syndrome is a type of bile acid diarrhea (type 3).
However, upper central abdominal pain is the most common symptom; the pain may be dull, vague, burning, aching, gnawing, sore, or sharp. Pain is usually located in the upper central portion of the abdomen, but it may occur anywhere from the upper left portion of the abdomen around to the back. Other signs and symptoms may include the following:
Diseases of oral cavity, salivary glands, and jaws (520–529) Diseases of esophagus, stomach, and duodenum (530–539) Appendicitis (540–543) Hernia of abdominal cavity (550–553) Noninfectious enteritis and colitis (555–558) Other diseases of intestines and peritoneum (560–569) Other diseases of digestive system (570–579) Liver ...
This inflammation and scaring then leads to the characteristic RUQ pain. Presentation. The major symptom and signs include an acute onset of RUQ abdominal pain aggravated by breathing, coughing or laughing, which may also present with referred pain to the right shoulder. There is usually also tenderness on palpation of the right upper abdomen ...
789 Other symptoms involving abdomen and pelvis. 789.0 Abdominal pain; 789.1 Hepatomegaly; 789.2 Splenomegaly; 789.3 Abdominal/pelvic mass, unspec. 789.4 Abdominal rigidity; 789.5 Ascites; 789.6 Abdominal tenderness; Nonspecific abnormal findings (790–796) 790 Nonspecific findings on examination of blood; 790.0 Abnormal red blood cell. 790.1 ...
Differentiating upper right quadrant pain. In medicine, Murphy's sign (also known as Sweeney’s sign) is a maneuver during a physical examination as part of the abdominal examination. [1] It is useful for differentiating pain in the right upper quadrant. Typically, it is positive in cholecystitis, but negative in choledocholithiasis ...
Peptic ulcer disease is a break in the inner lining of the stomach, the first part of the small intestine, or sometimes the lower esophagus. [1] [7] An ulcer in the stomach is called a gastric ulcer, while one in the first part of the intestines is a duodenal ulcer. [1] The most common symptoms of a duodenal ulcer are waking at night with upper ...
Signs and symptoms. Functional abdominal pain syndrome is characterized by frequent or chronic stomach pain and a reduction in everyday activity. [2] The pain is persistent, near-constant, or regularly reoccurring. The pain is not related to food intake or defecation. [1] Functional abdominal pain is usually periumbilical and is not accompanied ...