Table 2 --General Rules of Abdominal Pain Location


ORIGIN ORGANS SPINAL
LEVELS

PAIN
LOCATIONS

Foregut Distal esophagus, stomach, proximal duodenum, liver, biliary tree, pancreas T5-T6 to T8-T9 Between xiphoid and umbilicus
Midgut Small intestine, appendix, ascending colon, proximal 2/3 of transverse colon T8-T11 to L1 Periumbilical
Hindgut Distal 1/3 of transverse colon, descending colon, rectosigmoid T11-L1 Between umbilicus and pubis