Seminars in Ultrasound, CT and MRI
Volume 29, Issue 5 , Pages 341-352, October 2008

Computed Tomography in the Nontraumatic Renal Causes of Acute Flank Pain

  • Patrice Taourel, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Imaging Department, Hospital Lapeyronie, Montpellier, France
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to: Patrice Taourel, MD, PhD, Imaging Department, Hospital Lapeyronie, 371 Avenue du Doyen Gaston-Giraud, Montpellier Cedex 5, France 34295
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  • Rodolphe Thuret, MD

      Affiliations

    • Urology Department, Hospital Lapeyronie, Montpellier, France
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  • Marine Devaux Hoquet, MD

      Affiliations

    • Imaging Department, Hospital Lapeyronie, Montpellier, France
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  • Fernanda Curros Doyon, MD

      Affiliations

    • Imaging Department, Hospital Lapeyronie, Montpellier, France
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  • Samuel Merigeaud, MD

      Affiliations

    • Imaging Department, Hospital Lapeyronie, Montpellier, France
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  • Eric Delabrousse, MD

      Affiliations

    • Imaging Department, Hospital Jean Minjoz, Besançon, France

Renal colic pain due to obstructing stone is the main renal cause of acute flank pain. However, other causes may be responsible for the same clinical findings, including acute pyelonephritis, acute vascular conditions, and hemorrhage. The purpose of this review is to describe the differential diagnosis, the computed tomographic findings and pitfalls, and the role and impact of computed tomography in the diagnosis and management of the renal causes of acute flank pain.

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PII: S0887-2171(08)00057-7

doi:10.1053/j.sult.2008.06.010

Seminars in Ultrasound, CT and MRI
Volume 29, Issue 5 , Pages 341-352, October 2008

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