Do you feel a lump in your left upper abdomen?

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Abdominal mass refers to the abnormal mass that can be touched during abdominal examination. The common causes are organ enlargement, cavity organ expansion, tissue hyperplasia, inflammation, adhesion and benign and malignant tumors. Abdominal mass mainly depends on palpation. If a mass is found by palpation, attention should be paid to the location, size, shape, quality, tenderness and mobility of the mass. To identify the origin and nature of the mass. Now I'd like to introduce to you which department should be hanged for abdominal mass.

Do you feel a lump in your left upper abdomen?

First, abdominal mass should be treated by surgery. Abdominal mass (including abdominal wall, abdominal cavity and retroperitoneal space) can be physiological, such as filling abdominal mass, bladder, pregnant uterus, dry stool, etc; More important is pathological, is the clinical manifestation of some abdominal diseases.

Second, the abdominal mass usually refers to the latter, which is difficult to diagnose, especially to distinguish from "physiological mass".

Third, to determine the location of the mass can understand the source of the mass. The mass of a certain part mostly comes from the organs of that part. For example, the mass in the right upper abdomen mostly comes from the liver, gallbladder or hepatic flexure colon. The location of pedicled mass, mesenteric mass and omental mass varied. If there is obstruction, the mass may be in this segment. If there is no obstruction, it mostly comes from mesentery, omentum or retroperitoneal organs. Multiple and scattered cases were common in mesenteric lymph node tuberculosis, peritoneal tuberculosis or abdominal metastatic carcinoma.

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1. It is important to know the history of abdominal diseases in detail. The growth rate of the mass and the accompanying symptoms can provide certain clues for the diagnosis. Gastric cancer often has progressive anorexia, anemia and emaciation. Gallbladder enlargement with progressive jaundice without abdominal pain is often suggestive of pancreatic head cancer. Gallbladder enlargement, intermittent jaundice with paroxysmal right upper abdominal pain and fever are more common in cholelithiasis. Liver enlargement, such as history of chronic heart failure, may be liver congestion. Inflammatory masses often have a history of fever and pain. The disease history is long, the growth rate of the mass is slow, and there are no other symptoms. 2. Clinical manifestations. 3. Laboratory and other auxiliary examinations.