Epigastric pain is a term used to describe pain or discomfort located beneath the ribcage in your upper abdomen. It can have various causes, many associated with the digestive system.

Case Study: Epigastric Abdominal Pain and Vomiting A patient in his 70s presents to the emergency department with a 1-day history of intermittent epigastric abdominal pain that radiates into his back.

Discover a study revealing how abnormal urinalysis may signal somatisation in female EPS patients and improve with FM treatment.

He had been admitted 3 weeks before presentation because of recurrent abdominal pain and acute kidney injury with a creatinine level of 1.7 mg per deciliter (150.3 μmol per liter), up from a ...

Epigastric hernias happen when fatty tissue pushes through an area of the abdominal wall that’s either weakened or hasn’t formed properly, usually occurring somewhere between the belly button ...

There are many reasons to have a stomachache these days, but with older children and adults, it is easier to determine what is the cause of their pain. Children have ...

The subject experienced severe epigastric pain on day 7 of hospitalization, with diffused tenderness throughout the abdomen. Laboratory investigations revealed normal serum lipase and amylase ...

Joey’s mom brought him to the ER to be reevaluated for epigastric abdominal pain. She was convinced he had appendicitis based on her Google research and requested an ultrasound.

The ultrasound shows fluid-filled dilated loops of bowel. The next step is to perform a computed tomography (CT) scan of the patient’s abdomen, as well as a radiograph of the kidney, ureter, and ...