pancreatic and biliary conditions
Last reviewed 01/2018
Pancreatic and biliary conditions resembling acute appendicitis include:
- pancreatitis:
- pain is usually in the upper abdomen and back
- there will be a high serum amylase activity
- cholecystitis:
- pain is in the right upper quadrant
- if there is tenderness in the right iliac fossa then the tenderness is greater in the right upper quadrant