Diagnosaurus
Abdominal pain, left lower quadrant
DDx
Don’t miss
- Intestinal ischemia
- Ovarian torsion
- Tubo-ovarian abscess
- Ectopic pregnancy
- Inguinal or femoral hernia
- Testicular torsion
- Abdominal aortic aneurysm
DDX
- Diverticulitis
- Gastroenteritis or colitis
- Constipation
- Irritable bowel syndrome
- Gynecologic: pelvic inflammatory disease, ovarian torsion, ruptured ovarian cyst, tubo-ovarian abscess, endometriosis, ectopic pregnancy, mittelschmerz
- Intestinal ischemia
- Cystitis
- Hernia, eg, femoral, inguinal, umbilical
- Testicular, eg, epididymitis, testicular torsion
- Prostatitis
- Urinary calculi
- Inflammatory bowel disease
- Colon cancer
- Intestinal obstruction
- Abdominal aortic aneurysm
- Herpes zoster
- Trauma or musculoskeletal pain
- Herniated disk
- Abdominal abscess
- Physical or sexual abuse
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Last updated: February 24, 2015
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Zeiger, Roni F.. "Abdominal Pain, Left Lower Quadrant." Diagnosaurus, 4th ed., McGraw-Hill Education, 2015. 5minute, www.unboundmedicine.com/5minute/view/Diagnosaurus/114444/all/Abdominal_pain__left_lower_quadrant.
Zeiger RF. Abdominal pain, left lower quadrant. Diagnosaurus. 4th ed. McGraw-Hill Education; 2015. https://www.unboundmedicine.com/5minute/view/Diagnosaurus/114444/all/Abdominal_pain__left_lower_quadrant. Accessed October 23, 2019.
Zeiger, R. F. (2015). Abdominal pain, left lower quadrant. In Diagnosaurus. Available from https://www.unboundmedicine.com/5minute/view/Diagnosaurus/114444/all/Abdominal_pain__left_lower_quadrant
Zeiger RF. Abdominal Pain, Left Lower Quadrant [Internet]. In: Diagnosaurus. McGraw-Hill Education; 2015. [cited 2019 October 23]. Available from: https://www.unboundmedicine.com/5minute/view/Diagnosaurus/114444/all/Abdominal_pain__left_lower_quadrant.
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