Surface lines of the front of the thorax and abdomen
Details
Part of
abdomen
Identifiers
Latin
regio epigastrica
TA98
A01.2.04.003
TA2
257
FMA
20389
Anatomical terminology
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In anatomy, the epigastrium (or epigastric region) is the upper central region of the abdomen. It is located between the costal margins and the subcostal plane. Pain may be referred to the epigastrium from damage to structures derived from the foregut.
In anatomy, the epigastrium (or epigastric region) is the upper central region of the abdomen. It is located between the costal margins and the subcostal...
thoracic cage, being separated by the epigastrium. The liver is in the right hypochondrium, extending through the epigastrium and reaching the left hypochondrium...
Spleen pain is a pain felt from the left upper quadrant of the abdomen or epigastrium where the human spleen is located or neighboring. Splenomegaly can result...
the head, sensation of stuffiness in the chest, distending pain in the epigastrium and abdomen, vomiting and diarrhea". Chinese classic herbal formula Bu...
right hypochondriac/hypochondrium epigastric/epigastrium left hypochondriac/hypochondrium right lumbar/flank/latus/lateral umbilical left lumbar/flank/latus/lateral...
are the left and right hypochondriac regions, on either side of the epigastrium; the left and right lumbar flank regions, on either side of the umbilical...
through a weakened area in the walls of the abdomen. It may develop in the epigastrium (upper, central part of the abdomen). Epigastric hernias are more common...
On physical exam, palpation of the abdomen may reveal a mass in the epigastrium. This mass, which consists of the enlarged pylorus, is referred to as...
of the skin to pain. Boas' algesimeter measures sensitivity over the epigastrium. The AlgiScan, used for measuring the analgesia level in patients during...
with little bleeding, there may be abdominal pain, tenderness in the epigastrium and pain in the left flank. Often there is a sharp pain in the left shoulder...
with MALS reportedly experience abdominal pain, particularly in the epigastrium, which may be associated with eating and which may result in anorexia...
displaced from its usual position in the right lower quadrant into the epigastrium or right hypochondrium An absent or displaced ligament of Treitz Fibrous...
syndrome of the spleen and stomach marked by cold sensation and pain in the epigastrium, vomiting, diarrhea and cold extremities". Chinese classic herbal formula...
decompression. Typically this would include an incision in the patient's epigastrium as part of a formal operation. When originally devised over a century...
upper quadrant, adjacent to and above the umbilicus. Bruits heard in the epigastrium that are confined to systole are considered normal. The examiner should...
aspect of a happy face that the female epigastrium has in posterior view. Females are recognized by the epigastrium produced in a membranous extension and...
located in the right upper quadrant or epigastrium. Consider functional dyspepsia if the discomfort is in the epigastrium and does not meet the criteria for...
left arm however it can also radiate to the lower jaw, neck, back and epigastrium. Some patients, especially elderly and diabetics, may present with what...
[or zhōng guǎn] Middle Epigastrium jung wan 중완 chū kan Trung quản CV-13 上脘 Shangwan shàng wǎn [or shàng guǎn] Upper Epigastrium sang wan 상완 jo kan Thượng...
from chest discomfort, anginal pains may also be experienced in the epigastrium (upper central abdomen), back, neck area, jaw, or shoulders. This is...
or resistance in the zone where the head of pancreas is located (in epigastrium, 6–7 cm above the umbilicus)) Kamenchik's sign (pain with pressure under...
affected side with reduced expansion and decreased movement, pain in the epigastrium (upper abdomen), displacement of the apex beat (heart impulse), and resonant...
algesimeter": an instrument used for determining the sensitiveness over the epigastrium. "Boas' point": a tender spot to the left of the twelfth thoracic vertebra...