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Lrq pain, nausea, mild fever. ct wo contrast show thickening bowel, transverse, sigmoid diverticula. appendix normal. where is this pain coming from?!

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Dr. Gerald Mandell answered

Specializes in Nuclear Medicine

Other things: Where was bowel thickening? Thickening of bowel walls is often associated with inflammation/infection. Ovaries located in pelvis with cysts, inflammation and infection can also cause pain, particularly right ovary. Urinary system may be another source of pain,Consult your physician.

Answered 7/11/2016

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