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Pain In Abdomen. CT Scan Came Clear. Can You Suggest Some Test To Be Done?
Question: I am having a pain in my right abdominal area. Location is about 2-3 inches from the tip of hip bone in a radius of 2-3 inches. A CT Scan showed nothing, but the pain still presets and is steady getting worse. I am waiting for an appointment with a gastrologist,but in the mean time I am thinking I may just need to head to the ER. Any idea what I may need to suggest to be tested for?
Hi,
Thanks for your query.
Based on the site of involvement, I suspect you to have problems with liver and gallbladder. Such pains are progressive and increase in intensity unless treated.
A CT scan is not a good diagnostic tool to determine problems in soft tissue organs like liver, its ducts (Bile ducts), gall bladder and cystic duct. A MRI is good but a MRCP (Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography) is gold standard imaging modality to identify structural defects even in smaller structures like ducts.
It’s good to hear that you have an appointment with a gastroentrologist who may arrive at a diagnosis and place you on a specific management with the help of above investigation tools.
Meanwhile, for the pain you may take antispasmodics if it is too severe.
Hope, I answered your query.
Please let me know if there are any other concerns.
Regards,
Thanks for your query.
Based on the site of involvement, I suspect you to have problems with liver and gallbladder. Such pains are progressive and increase in intensity unless treated.
A CT scan is not a good diagnostic tool to determine problems in soft tissue organs like liver, its ducts (Bile ducts), gall bladder and cystic duct. A MRI is good but a MRCP (Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography) is gold standard imaging modality to identify structural defects even in smaller structures like ducts.
It’s good to hear that you have an appointment with a gastroentrologist who may arrive at a diagnosis and place you on a specific management with the help of above investigation tools.
Meanwhile, for the pain you may take antispasmodics if it is too severe.
Hope, I answered your query.
Please let me know if there are any other concerns.
Regards,
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