General State : Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis & Treatment

Pain in the right hypochondrium

Pain in the right hypochondrium occurs with diseases of the hepatobiliary zone: biliary dyskinesia, acute and chronic cholecystitis, hepatitis and parasitic infections. Less commonly, a symptom occurs with cirrhosis and malignant tumors of the liver. Discomfort in the hypochondrium occurs with hemolytic anemia, heart failure, and also as a variant of radiating pain. The standard diagnostic plan includes ultrasound and X-ray examination, ERCP, duodenal sounding. For therapeutic purposes, a diet, antispasmodics, cholekinetics, antibiotics and antiviral agents, and surgical procedures are used.