Sometimes, problems with these organs cause pain on the upper right side of the body that can radiate to the flank and back. As the liver and pancreas work together to help the body digest food ...

Discover why your body favors one side with pain, from handedness to stress, and learn ways to ease discomfort.

Right-side abdominal pain during pregnancy is often caused by stress on your muscles and ligaments. But in rare cases, it may be a sign of something requiring medical attention. Pregnancy brings ...

A sexually active woman in her 30s presented to the hospital with blood in her urine and intermittent right flank and lower abdominal pain. Her medical history included obesity, treated with ...

Manning (Medicine): A 32-year-old woman was admitted to this hospital because of flank pain, fever ... a partial filling defect is present in the right lower lobar pulmonary artery (arrow).

The location of the pain can help indicate its cause. Left-sided organ pain may originate from the kidneys, pancreas, colon, or uterus. Lower left back pain, or left flank pain, refers to pain in ...

1 Patients typically present with flank pain, nausea, vomiting, and/or fever. There may be a transient increase in blood pressure likely due to an activated renin-angiotensin system. Laboratory ...