2019-12-18 06:36:26
Abdominal pain is sometimes just a normal symptom. However, there are cases of abdominal pain warning of some dangerous diseases such as colorectal cancer. Patients need to identify the cause by examination and screening.
Abdominal cover from tip of breast to perineum. The abdomen consists of two main areas: the epigastric (above the navel) and the lower abdomen (below the navel). In the abdominal cavity, there are basic organs such as stomach - duodenum, liver, spleen, pancreas, bile system (bile and gallbladder), intestines (colon, small intestine, mesentery, rectum, posterior subjects), urinary system (kidney, ureter, bladder), with women also have uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes, vagina.
Abdominal pain - a sign of Common Digestive Problems
Occasionally, abdominal pain is caused by overeating or overeating of certain foods (such as fatty foods, sugary foods, or lactose intolerant people eating a lot of dairy products) and pain usually resolves within a few hours or lasts for several days. This is a normal and non-dangerous phenomenon, but it is also a warning sign that you need to pay more attention to your health.
A good screening program to detect disease early
In some cases, pain may be an early warning sign of a more serious disorder, which may require treatment and medication. Locating pain can help your doctor identify the underlying cause. Here are some of the abdominal pain sites to be able to identify the disease:
- Right upper abdominal pain: often caused by hepatitis, bile duct worms, right pleurisy, and pyelonephritis of the right kidney.
- Abdominal pain on the left: mostly due to acute pancreatitis, splenomegaly, pleurisy on the left, pyelonephritis of the left kidney.
- Central mid-abdominal pain: often seen in acute gastritis, peptic ulcer disease, pericarditis, severe asthma.
- Right lower abdominal pain: may be caused by intestinal tuberculosis, amoeba disease, acute appendicitis.
- Lower left abdominal pain: caused by dysentery, urinary retention.
- Pain around the navel: usually caused by roundworm, intestinal infection, food allergy, acute enteritis due to acute hemorrhage, ileus, intussusception, perforation, peritonitis
- Abdominal pain in the lower back: can be seen in cases of pyelonephritis, kidney stones.
- Lumbar pain may be related to kidney problems.
Gastroenterologists recommend that any abdominal symptoms require examination and screening. City International Hospital has received many emergency cases thought it was really painful but it turned out to be colon and rectum.
Surgical Department of City International Hospital
The Department of Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary & Advanced Gastrointestinal Surgery is specialized in intensive care, gastroenterology, gastrointestinal tract and liver-pancreas. Harmonious integration in the modern system, gastrointestinal - liver pancreatic surgery specializes in consultation, diagnosis and treatment; surgery and endoscopic surgery included for Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary and gastrointestinal diseases.
A team of highly-qualified medical staff and professional doctors with internationally standardized work procedures, we are committed to bringing efficiency and comfort to our patient and clients.
Key Activities
- Medical advice from in-depth specialists who perform functional diagnostics with a standard procedure to minimize discomfort and risk for the patients.
- Interventions of treatment with advanced methods, being the first to update and support with most advanced hospital equipment such as: Laparoscopic surgery, Ultracision Harmonic Scalpel, Cavitron Ultrasonic Surgical Aspirator (CUSA), Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangio-Pancreatography (ERCP), Laser Hemorrhoid Surgery.
- Modern Operating Room Systems and advanced surgical skills the sterile filtration system according to international regulatory standards for minimizing postoperative infection.
- Patient Safety in the Surgical Environment must be strictly adhered to as well as minimizing medication errors with stringent quality management system and continual improvement process.
Fields of healthcare and treatment
- Counseling and screening for benign and malignant diseases, Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary and digestive health related.
- Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary & Advanced Gastrointestinal Surgery.
Most of the treatment is gentle surgery, less invasive surgery such as: endoscopic surgery for stomach, colon, liver, gallbladder diseases and disorders. Treatment of hemorrhoids with the Longo technique, etc. To diagnose and treat certain problems of the biliary or pancreatic ductal systems, it is possible to use a technique that combines the use of endoscopy and fluoroscopy called Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP). For small goiters, surgery can be performed Laparoscopic Thyroid Surgery (a Thyroid Surgery Performed without Neck Incision, Scar).
Our doctors
| Doctor name | Photo | Title |
| Assoc.Prof.Dr. Nguyen Tan Cuong |  |
Medical Director & GI Surgeon |
| Nguyen Bao Xuan Thanh, I, MD |  |
General surgeon |
| Nguyen Van Khoa, MD, MBA |  |
General surgeon |
| Le Kim Sang, II, MD |  |
Gastroenterologist & Endoscopic Surgeon |
| Nguyen Thị Thai Ha, I, MD |  |
Urologist |
| Dinh Duc Minh, I, MD |  |
Endoscopist |
For appointment or more information about the services provided by General Surgery Department, please contact:
- Nurse Station: (8428) 6280 3333, ext. 8247 or 8246
- Patient service: (8428) 6280 3333, ext. 8242
- Operator: (8428) 6280 3333, ext. 0
- Address: No. 3, 17A Street, Binh Tri Dong B Ward, Binh Tan Dist. (Next to AEON Mall Binh Tan). Ho Chi Minh City.
- Website: https://cih.com.vn/en/
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