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OBJECTIVES To test our hypothesis that a new modified VAS (mVAS) is superior and more objective than VAS in evaluating pain perception and treatment response between genders who have renal colic pain. METHODS The individuals in patient and control groups were first asked to mark the pain perceived during access of IV line (VASIV score). Then the patients with renal colic were asked to mark th...

Investigation of a patient with a history of renal colic, who had taken the equivalent of 2 g magnesium trisilicate after every meal for many years, showed that he was forming silica calculi. The nature of the stone was diagnosed only after quantitative analysis.

INTRODUCTION The dissecting aneurysm of renal artery is a form of renal artery occlusive disease that is infrequently recognized in the literature. However, when encountered, it is of great clinical significance because symptoms related to aneurysm are rarely seen and there is risk of its rupture. CASE PRESENTATION The present case was a 30 year old Indian male, who presented with recurrent e...

Ureteritis cystica is characterized by formation of multiple cysts in the wall of the renal pelvis or ureter. The clinical course is usually slow, but manifests if the cysts cause infection or obstruction. Stones are further complication to the disease. In this case study, we present a 39-year-old male originally referred with renal colic and misdiagnosed as ureterolithiasis due to the calcifiy...

INTRODUCTION Renal colic during pregnancy is a rare urgency but is one of the most common non-obstetric reasons for hospital admission. The management often means a challenge for the urologist and gynecologist due to the complexity involved in preserving the maternal and fetal well-being. MATERIAL AND METHODS We performed a literature search within the PubMed database. We found 65 related art...

Ankayya, a Hindu male, aged 35 years, was admitted to the General Hospital, Madras, under my care on the 10th February, 1934. Previous history.?He gave a history of frequency of micturition, burning sensation and occasional attacks of severe colic extending over eighteen years. He had passed small stones especially after the attacks of colic. He had passed in all nineteen stones. On admission.?...

The effect of sublingual nitroglycerine (TNG) on relieving pain in renal and ureteral colic was studied in a randomized, prospective, double blind and placebo controlled clinical trial. One hundred out-patients between 16-60 years of age from either sex who were admitted to the urology emergency center of Ayatollah Taleghani and Ashrafi Esfahani hospitals were chosen for this study. They w...

Renal infarction is a rare cause of acute flank and abdominal pain. It usually occurs in patients with cardiac disease or a history associated with a high risk of thromboembolism. Malignancy is a well known hypercoagulable state. We herein report the first case of colon adenocarcinoma complicated with renal infarction, presenting with flank pain and hematuria mimicking renal colic. The clinical...

We report a case of metastatic bladder cancer developing in a young man with cystic fibrosis (CF) that was initially diagnosed as ureterolithiasis and managed as renal colic. With the improved survival of patients with CF, an increasing burden of extrapulmonary disease manifestations is apparent. Renal colic is observed at an increased frequency in patients with CF relative to the general popul...