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What Causes A Lump On The Left Side Of The Abdominal Area

I was sitting on bed and pulled my left knee up to my chest in order to put lotion on my foot and a bulge the size of an egg appeared just under rib cage on left side of abdominal area. I cupped it with my hand and with pressure applied was able to make it dissappear back to where it came from. I have a dull pain in that area now. I feel like it will happen again if I exert that area. Female, 59, in good health.
Fri, 30 May 2014
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Hello!

Thank you for the query.

It sounds like an abdominal hernia. However this is a very rare location of hernia if there was no surgery done before. Hernia is more possible if there is a pain while coughing in this area.
Please consult a surgeon with this issue. Ultrasound should be done. If its hernia, surgery might be necessary to fix it.

Hope this will help.
Regards.
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What Causes A Lump On The Left Side Of The Abdominal Area

Hello! Thank you for the query. It sounds like an abdominal hernia. However this is a very rare location of hernia if there was no surgery done before. Hernia is more possible if there is a pain while coughing in this area. Please consult a surgeon with this issue. Ultrasound should be done. If its hernia, surgery might be necessary to fix it. Hope this will help. Regards.