Abstract
This is a descriptive cross section study to assess patients affected with right upper quadrant pain. Study was conducted in Modern Medical Center, at ultrasound department carried out during the period from October 2018 to October 2019. The study conducted on 100 patients suffering from right upper quadrant pain by routine transabdominal ultrasound. The main objective of this study is to assess RUQ pain in Sudanese population using ultrasonography. The study was classified and analyzed by statistical package for social science (SPSS) software. The analysis results showed that (57%) cases females and (43%) cases males. The incidence was high among the age group (40-49) which represented (36%). Most of the patients presented with pain mild and moderate (75%). Most common finding was gall stone 42 patients (42%). The rest of findings included (13%) normal, (10%) bowel gasses, (7%) CBD stone, calculus cholecystitis, (5%), Acalculus cholecystitis (4%), pancreatitis (3%), and other finding like fatty liver, liver cyst, portal hypertension and hepatitis. The study found no significant difference between patients gender and gall bladder ultra sound findings p = 0.019, also was no significant different between gender and liver ultrasound findings p = 0.007. The study concluded that ultrasound can assess right upper quadrant pain and provides excellent details about the findings in patients. And recommended that transabdominal ultrasonography should be use as routine examination for high risk patient affected with right upper quadrant pain.
Mohamed, N (2021). Assessment Of Patients With Right Upper Quadrant Pain Using Ultrasonography. Afribary. Retrieved from https://afribary.com/works/assessment-of-patients-with-right-upper-quadrant-pain-using-ultrasonography
Mohamed, Nour "Assessment Of Patients With Right Upper Quadrant Pain Using Ultrasonography" Afribary. Afribary, 20 May. 2021, https://afribary.com/works/assessment-of-patients-with-right-upper-quadrant-pain-using-ultrasonography. Accessed 08 Jul. 2025.
Mohamed, Nour . "Assessment Of Patients With Right Upper Quadrant Pain Using Ultrasonography". Afribary, Afribary, 20 May. 2021. Web. 08 Jul. 2025. < https://afribary.com/works/assessment-of-patients-with-right-upper-quadrant-pain-using-ultrasonography >.
Mohamed, Nour . "Assessment Of Patients With Right Upper Quadrant Pain Using Ultrasonography" Afribary (2021). Accessed July 08, 2025. https://afribary.com/works/assessment-of-patients-with-right-upper-quadrant-pain-using-ultrasonography