Abstract
Objective:The aim of the current study was to investigate possible associations be- tween the site of abdominal pain and the organ involved.
Methods:Patients with abdominal pain visiting the outpatient clinic of the Department of General Medicine of Saga University Hospital, Japan from April 2014 to July 2015 were retrospectively analyzed. The sites of pain and the organs involved were both classified into 11 categories, and the relation between them was statistically analyzed.
Results:The study included 472 patients. The mean patient age was 50 years. There was a statistically significant association between right-subcostal pain and the hepatobiliary system. The highest likelihood ratio was 7.5 for the relation between right-subcostal pain and the musculoskeleton, followed by right-flank pain and the skin, left-subcostal pain and the musculoskeleton, entire abdominal pain and the intestine, and left-flank pain and the urinary tract.
Conclusion:Identifying the site of abdomi- nal pain may facilitate correct diagnosis, because there is a statistically significant association between the site of abdominal pain and the organ involved.
