The workings of the small intestine have long been a mystery, but now we are discovering the hidden roles this organ plays in ...

Appendix cancer cases are rising among millennials and Gen X, often mimicking diverticulitis symptoms. Early diagnosis ...

Scientists know the stomach talks to the brain, but two new studies from Rutgers Health researchers suggest the conversation ...

Pancreatic signals The pancreas sits deep in the abdomen behind the stomach, but problems with this organ can refer pain to the middle back, often described as a band of discomfort around the ...

Healthcare professionals classify the abdomen into four quadrants to help them better identify symptoms. The right upper quadrant (RUQ) is home to many of the body’s vital organs, including the ...

A woman with acute abdominal pain was admitted to hospital with suspected ... She located the pain to the epigastrium and upper right quadrant, with pain exacerbation after eating. The patient also ...

“The location of your pain may suggest which organs are involved, but pain can often radiate and move, so it is important to seek care so your doctor can help identify the cause of your pain,” she ...

In other cases, your right lower quadrant abdominal pain may resolve as soon as you pass stool ... uterine lining cells travel outside the uterus and begin growing on other organs like the right ovary ...

Left upper quadrant pain typically suggests pathology ... the findings of LUQ tenderness and pleuritic pain suggest an abdominal organ that is adjacent to the diaphragm, namely the spleen.

The region where there’s pain may indicate an issue with certain organs. For example: right upper quadrant: liver and gallbladder left upper quadrant: stomach and duodenum (first part of the ...