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Does Pain Below Rib Indicate Liver Disease?
I am 56. On testing my sgpt is 48 IU/L and sgot 68 IU/L.I am on atorvastatin 10 mg for the past 6 years. Recently I am experiencing on the right side just below and uder the rib portion of the abdomen. Is this a symptom of any liver disease? please advice. Regards.
Fri, 16 Jan 2015
Hi,
Thanks for posting your query.
I am Dr.R.K and I am pleased to assist you.
Pain on the right side just below the ribs can be due to many different causes. Some of the common causes of right upper quadrant pain are cholecystitis (inflammation of the gall bladder), hepatitis, peptic ulcer disease.
You can get an ultrasound scan of the abdomen and an upper GI endoscopy done to find the cause.
I hope that answers your query.
Regards,
Dr.R.K.
Thanks for posting your query.
I am Dr.R.K and I am pleased to assist you.
Pain on the right side just below the ribs can be due to many different causes. Some of the common causes of right upper quadrant pain are cholecystitis (inflammation of the gall bladder), hepatitis, peptic ulcer disease.
You can get an ultrasound scan of the abdomen and an upper GI endoscopy done to find the cause.
I hope that answers your query.
Regards,
Dr.R.K.
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