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Left Upper Abdominal Pain

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Left Upper Abdominal Pain Underlying Cause

Many conditions can cause left upper abdominal pain.

Causes of left-upper abdominal pain include:

Abdominal wall muscle strain
Colon cancer
Constipation
Crohn's disease
Diverticulitis
Intestinal obstruction
Irritable bowel syndrome
Kidney stone
Left lower lobe pneumonia
Leukemia
Pyelonephritis
Ruptured spleen
Splenic abscess
Ulcerative colitis

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Last Updated: Oct 22, 2008 References

Authors: Stephen J. Schueler, MD; John H. Beckett, MD; D. Scott Gettings, MD

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