Emergency department imaging protocol for suspected acute renal colic: re-evaluating our service
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Acute renal colic: An imaging update
Renal colic is a common cause of severe acute abdominal pain in clinical practice. Classical symptoms include acute frank pain radiating to the groin, nausea and vomiting. There is often laboratory evidence of haematuria. Men are more often affected than women and the incidence increases with age. Acute renal colic is usually due to renal or ureteric stones. Most stones measuring 5mm or less in...
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عنوان ژورنال: The British Journal of Radiology
سال: 2012
ISSN: 0007-1285,1748-880X
DOI: 10.1259/bjr/62994625