We instinctively shield our abdomen when we are physically threatened, and we may feel vulnerable when someone puts his or her hand on our bare abdomen. Therefore, with an abdominal examination the ...

Thank you to Dr. Mindie Nguyen, one of our wonderful Stanford gastroenterologists and liver specialists, for teaching our last Stanford 25 session on the abdominal exam. Dr. Nguyen focused on ...

Medically reviewed by Jay N. Yepuri, MD Key Takeaways Lower abdominal pain is not a disease but a symptom of various conditions.Gas and indigestion are common causes of lower abdominal pain.Severe ...

This is a 6 year old female presenting with a 2 day history of crampy abdominal pain. The pain is located in the upper mid-abdomen and is associated with anorexia, nausea and four episodes of green ...

A 12-year-old female was sent by her pediatrician to the emergency department for investigation of severe suprapubic abdominal pain that radiated to her lower back. She reported that the pain had ...

A 3-year-old boy treated for suspected appendicitis was found to have complete appendix absence during surgery, highlighting the need for careful exploration of the ileocecal region.

Note the location, quality, radiation, severity, and timing of the discomfort: Right upper quadrant discomfort suggests cholecystitis (check the Murphy sign), hepatitis, passive congestion, or ...