
What Causes Lower Abdominal Pain Radiating To Lower Left Back?

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Dear XXXXXXX
Greetings from health care magic!!! I am Dr Thakker and shall be answering your question.
I can understand your concerns about your health and anxiety about malignancy.
Can you please provide me with the following clinical details:
D you consume alcohol?
Dd you experience a loss of weight in last few months?
I would recommend you to have serum amylase levels done. CT scan of the abdomen would be the next step for us to rule out an underlying malignancy.
The CT will also rule out other plausible causes of your abdominal pain like renal stones, splenic enlargement, colitis etc.
I would also recommend the following tumor markers to be tested on your blood: CA 19-9, CEA, AFP.
I hope this helps you out. If you have any more questions, please do not hesitate to write back to me.
Yours sincerely,
Dr Thakker.


I do not consume alcohol and I have not experienced weight loss.
I should also add that a recent CT scan of bladder and kidney function was mostly normal, with the exception of a dillated right kidney.
CT abdomen, tumor marker levels.
Detailed Answer:
Dear XXXXXXX
Thank you for your response. it is good that you do not consume alcohol.
I would advice you to have a CT scan of the abdomen with contrast, serum amylase levels, tumor markers CA 19-9, CEA, AFP.
These are mandatory to rule out an underlying malignancy.
I hope this helps you out. If you have any more questions, please do not hesitate to write back to me.
Yours sincerely,
Dr Thakker.


Low risk for cancer
Detailed Answer:
Dear XXXXXXX
You do not have the risk factors for the cancers. However, I have seen patients in your age group with no risk factors develop these cancers. Hence getting the tests done is the best way out. It will also give you scientific evidence that you are normal.
I hope this helps you out. If you have any more questions, please do not hesitate to write back to me.
Yours sincerely,
Dr Thakker.

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