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Right Upper Abdominal Pain

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Right Upper Abdominal Pain Underlying Cause

Many conditions can cause right upper abdominal pain.

Causes of right-upper abdominal pain include:

Abdominal wall muscle strain
Crohn's disease
Gallbladder disease
Hepatitis
Kidney stone
Liver abscess
Liver cancer
Peptic ulcer disease
Pyelonephritis
Right lower lobe pneumonia:

In the lower portion of the right lung

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Last Updated: Jul 28, 2008 References

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

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