Abstract

Background: To study the clinical profile of pain in right iliac fossa.
 Methods: 100 patients with signs and symptoms of right iliac fossa mass admitted in Hospital were identified and were studied by taking detailed clinical history, physical examination and were subjected to various investigations like x ray erect abdomen, chest x-ray, contrast x-ray .
 Result: In this study of out of 100 cases, 71.00% of cases were related to appendicular pathology either in the form of appendicular mass or appendicular abscess. There were 9.00% cases of Ileocaecal tuberculosis.
 Conclusion: Appendicular lump remains the most common cause for right iliac fossa pain. Ileocaecal tuberculosis is one of the most important differential diagnoses for pain abdomen.
 Keywords: Appendicitis, , Right Iliac Fossa Mass, Pain

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