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Why is my diaphragm twitching?
Query: Hello doctor, I have a trembling or twitching on my side near the diaphragm, roughly around the sixth and seventh rib. It feels like a bubbling sensation, and I can feel it when I hold my fingers to the side. Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. By your description, this appears like a pulsatile mass, because you can feel it with your fingers on the side. It may be in the diaphragm or the lower part of the lung or the liver if it is on right side. But the incidence of such a mass at your age is very rare. ... Read Full »
I have a hematoma in the left diaphragm due to perforation. How do I overcome the pain caused by it?
Query: Hi doctor, I fell off the surgery table eight years ago during gynecologic laparoscopy. I was sent home with multiple symptoms without further diagnosis. I had a stroke two years ago, and I also suffer from lung infections. There is a pain when I breathe. However, I underwent blood tests and other d... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I understand your concern. I have seen the CT (computed tomography) and USG (ultrasonography) screenshots, but it is not appropriate to make an opinion based on screenshots (attachment removed to protect the patient's identity). Could you please upload the full set of ... Read Full »
Please suggest a treatment for persistent hiccups.
Query: Hello doctor, My father-in-law has hiccups since the last three years. He recently got an endoscopy done, the reports of which I am attaching here. Also, he has tried a few medications, but still he is not getting better. When I researched online about his condition, it says as chronic hiccups. So, ... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have gone through your query as well as the reports (attachment removed to protect patient identity). On review, the endoscopic findings seem to be less convincing. The only issue found on the endoscopy is a mild hiatus hernia, a disease of the upper digestive tract.... Read Full »