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It feels like a pulse beat in my upper stomach?

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Dr. Rick Koch answered

Pulsatile aorta: This could be a pulsatile aorta which is common in young & thin individuals bit if present in older patients needs to be screened via ultrasound of abdominal aorta to rule out enlargement.

Dr Noble agreed

Answered 10/23/2013

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