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Epigastric region

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(Anat.) The whole upper part of the abdomen.
An arbitrary division of the abdomen above the umbilical and between the two hypochondriac regions.

See also: Epigastric Epigastric



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Pigtail catheters were placed under CT guidance into the abscess for surgical drainage, one catheter in the epigastric region and a second catheter in the right flank region cysts.
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