Vague pain over the right rib cage is a painful discomfort caused by lesions in the ribs or organs adjacent to the ribs. It is commonly seen in right rib trauma, right costochondritis, right upper abdominal organs lesions, rib tumors and other diseases.
1. Right rib trauma: after trauma and healing of the surrounding soft tissue scars, there can be hidden pain above the ribs when the weather changes and the air pressure changes.
2. Right costochondritis: non-specific costochondritis can cause swelling and vague discomfort and dull pain in the affected costochondral area.
3. Diseases of right upper abdominal organs: such as liver disease, cholecystitis and intrahepatic choledocholithiasis, acute pancreatitis and other diseases can be involved in causing vague pain above the right rib cage.
4. Tumor of ribs: benign tumor of ribs and malignant tumor of ribs can stimulate the nociceptive nerve endings in the periosteum of ribs in the early stage and cause pain.
It is recommended to go to the hospital in time to avoid delaying the condition of vague pain above the right rib.