Epigastric pain resident survival guide
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Rim Halaby, M.D. [2], Amr Marawan, M.D. [3]
Epigastric pain
Causes
- Appendicitis (starts here, after several times moves to lower right abdomen)
- Diverticulitis
- Duodenal ulcer
- Gastritis
- Pancreatic cancer (can radiate to the left side of the waist, back, and even shoulders)
- Pancreatitis (can radiate to the left side of the waist, back, and even shoulders)
- Stomach cancer
- Stomach ulcer