Various conditions can cause pain in the abdomen and back. These include menstrual pain, endometriosis, kidney stones, and pancreatitis. More serious causes include a kidney infection or appendicitis.

Imaging diagnostic methods, such as ultrasound, computed tomography (CT), or magnetic resonance ... in urine and stool color, and abdominal enlargement. Chronic pancreatitis may also lead to ...

If there is suspicion of pancreatic carcinoma, the general practitioner initially performs a physical examination with an ...