I have been having stomach problems for a while now. I ve had a basic exray and it showed that I have a cyst on either my spleen or pancreas . The pain is on my right side under the rib cage. I m scheduled to have a ctscan also. Which one do you think the problem is: spleen or pancreas? I ve never drank, but I did sustain a back injury and gave had for surgeries from that injury.
Hi and welcome to Chat Doctor. Thanks for the query. Ct is needed to verify exact size and position of cyst and then further diagnostic and therapeutic procedures. If cysts is seen on X-ray already then I suppose it is big one. But it still doesn't means that surgery is necessary. It must be removed if there is risk of hemorrhage or if this is symptomatic. Since you have some pain then surgery can be considered. Mostly such cysts are caused by trauma but so mother causes are possible such as chronic pancreatitis or congenital cysts. Wish you good health. Regards