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Lower left abdominal pain can have many causes, ranging from minor to serious, says Andrew Boxer, M.D., gastroenterologist of ...

Abdominal tenderness and guarding ... 10 (with 10 indicating the most severe pain). The pain was worst in the epigastrium and in the upper quadrants of the abdomen. The temporal temperature ...

Plain abdominal radiography as a routine procedure for acute abdominal pain of the right lower quadrant: prospective evaluation. World J Surg 1999; 23: 262–4. MEDLINE 10. Mackersie AB ...

pain, and bloating. Masses in the abdomen are often described by their location. The abdomen is divided into four sections called quadrants. An abdominal mass may occur in the right upper quadrant ...

one patient experienced temporary abdominal pain that resolved spontaneously, and left lower quadrant pain in another patient was found to be caused by recurrent sigmoid diverticulitis.

Other unusual causes of acute abdominal pain include pneumonia ... in the older patient with leukocytosis and right lower quadrant pain, although appendicitis is still a likely clinical diagnosis ...

Abdominal pain was the leading symptom, the pain being localized in the left (8 patients, 80 %) and right (2 patients, 20%) lower quadrant. All patients were afebrile, and with the exception of ...