The left upper quadrant (LUQ) is the left upper abdominal region, starting from the chest's middle line to the left side of the ribcage and down to the level of the navel (belly button).

Chronic abdominal pain happens due to disease, stress, anxiety, and gut-brain dysregulation. This article covers causes and ...

Acute abdominal pain can be categorized in ... [6] Older adults who have cholecystitis have symptoms of right upper quadrant or epigastric pain with tenderness over the gallbladder.

During the next 2 weeks, the episodes of pain became more ... She had diffuse abdominal tenderness with guarding on palpation of the epigastrium, left upper quadrant, and right upper quadrant.

A person with an abdominal mass may notice weight gain and symptoms such as abdominal discomfort, pain, and bloating ... may occur in the right upper quadrant, left upper quadrant, right lower ...

20% will experience pain on one side of their lower abdomen during ovulation. This pain can be felt on the left or right side. The side on which you feel the pain can change from month to month or ...

Legend: Site = site of the pain; WBC = white blood cell count prior to surgery; EA = Epiploic appendagitis; RLQ = right lower quadrant; LLQ = left lower ... interests. Abdominal CT scan ...