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What Causes Sharp Abdominal Pain With Numbness?

I have been having pain on the top right side of my abdomen. It's a sharp pain when I press in. Sometimes when I move it can feel like a pinch. I have tried taking Zantac (have no acid reflux symptoms) but was told it might help, which it has not. The pain radiates a bit it's just under my right rib cage. I feel the pain all the time but it tends to be worse at night sometimes the area feels numb when I touch the area.
Any idea of what this could be? Thank you
Thu, 5 Oct 2017
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General Surgeon,  's  Response
Hi.
Thanks for your query.
Noted the history and understood your concerns.
Pain and tenderness under right rib cage in top right upper part of abdomen can be due to the following reasons:
Gall bladder inflammation.
Liver pathology like abscess or so.
Costochondritis if the pain is superficial.
This can be diagnosed by the following ways:
Get a clinical examination by a General Surgeon including local tenderness test, tenderness on deep breathing and so on.
Ultrasonography of the abdomen.
Tests of blood: CBC, particularly Liver function tests.
All these will lead to a proper diagnosis.
Costochondritis is treated by medications.
Gall bladder by cholecystectomy and liver pathology if present as per the diagnosis.
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General Surgeon,  Dr. Bhagyesh V. Patel's  Response
Respected user , Hi

Welcome to Healthcaremagic.com
I have evaluated your query thoroughly .

* This seems in relation with different possibilities as

- gall bladder inflammation with or without stone - biliary tract
issue - liver pathology - problems of dome of diaphragm - lower
lung pathology - others .

* Needs ultrasound examination report to diagnose .

Hope this clears your query .
Regards dear take care .
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What Causes Sharp Abdominal Pain With Numbness?

Hi. Thanks for your query. Noted the history and understood your concerns. Pain and tenderness under right rib cage in top right upper part of abdomen can be due to the following reasons: Gall bladder inflammation. Liver pathology like abscess or so. Costochondritis if the pain is superficial. This can be diagnosed by the following ways: Get a clinical examination by a General Surgeon including local tenderness test, tenderness on deep breathing and so on. Ultrasonography of the abdomen. Tests of blood: CBC, particularly Liver function tests. All these will lead to a proper diagnosis. Costochondritis is treated by medications. Gall bladder by cholecystectomy and liver pathology if present as per the diagnosis.