1 Right Upper Quadrant Pain - Thieme Medical Publishers

the left upper quadrant, precordium, or even the lower ab-domen.2,6 Periodic exacerbations may occur during a given episode, but, in general, the pain is fairly steady (colic is a misnomer). In most cases, there is no obvious cause ofbil-iary colic. In some patients, the pain is provoked by a meal. Tenderness to palpation is unusual. ................
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