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Overview
Left upper quadrant pain can originate from the chest, diaphragm, abdomen, peritoneum or general medical conditions. Abdominal causes are generally due to the pathology involving spleen, stomach (also presents as epigastric and back pain), pancreas (usually present with epigastric and back pain), splenic flexure of the left colon (may have low abdominal pain or left flank pain) and left kidney (flank pain). Pain originating from intra-abdominal organ pathology may not localize accurately and diaphragmatic pain can be referred to the shoulder tip.
Causes
Life Threatening Causes
Conditions that may cause death or permanent disability within the next 24 hours
- Abdominal compartment syndrome
- Acute pancreatitis
- Heavy metal toxicity
- Eclampsia
- Hepatorenal syndrome
- Infective endocarditis
- Ischemic colitis
- Ketoacidosis
- Malignant hypertension
- Mesenteric artery ischemia
- Perforated gastric ulcer
- Peritonitis
- Post-ERCP perforation
- Pulmonary embolism
- Pulmonary infarction
- Renal abscess
- Splenic abscess
- Splenic artery embolization
- Splenic infarction
- Traumatic splenic rupture
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Common Causes
- Basal pneumonia
- Empyema
- Gastritis
- Gastroduodenal ulcer
- Acute pancreatitis
- Pericarditis
- Pleuritis
- Pulmonary infarction
- Pyelonephritis
- Renal colic
- Splenic infarction
- Splenic rupture
- Splenic tumor
- Splenomegaly
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Causes by Organ System
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Causes in Alphabetical Order
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