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What Causes Pain In Sternum, Below Rib Cage And Back?

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Posted on Tue, 24 Mar 2015
Question: I have level 7 -8 pain for the last 2 days. in the sternum area, below the rib cage and in my back.
ER doctors say I have a UTI. it doesn't feel like that. Feels like pancreas, but they say no.
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Answered by Dr. Dr. Matt Wachsman (29 minutes later)
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There's a wide variety of causes of abdomenal pain that goes to the back. Many of them are quite serious. Generally a diagnostic study to look at what might be causing it would be done (cat scan of abdomen; possibly an MRI). Blood tests can make pancreatitis very unlikely. Abdomenal aortic aneursym needs a study to look for it.
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What Causes Pain In Sternum, Below Rib Cage And Back?

Brief Answer: what is the question? Detailed Answer: There's a wide variety of causes of abdomenal pain that goes to the back. Many of them are quite serious. Generally a diagnostic study to look at what might be causing it would be done (cat scan of abdomen; possibly an MRI). Blood tests can make pancreatitis very unlikely. Abdomenal aortic aneursym needs a study to look for it.