Acute flank pain due to renal infarction : limitations of unenhanced CT
Joint Authors
al-Dusari, Jamilah Ahmad
Krishna, Varanasi VR.
al-Hamar, Nawal Ibrahim
Source
Issue
Vol. 35, Issue 3 (30 Sep. 2013)5 p.
Publisher
King Hamad University Hospital
Publication Date
2013-09-30
Country of Publication
Bahrain
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Topics
Abstract EN
A fifty-two-year-old woman developed severe right flank pain ; she had an initial non-contrast CT, which was inconclusive.
Subsequently, contrast enhanced CT showed subtotal infarction of the right kidney and occlusion of the right main renal artery.
The current trend is using unenhanced helical CT for the diagnosis of acute flank pain; therefore, the diagnosis of acute renovascular occlusion is delayed.
Although unenhanced helical CT can show other abdominal conditions such as appendicitis, diverticulitis, adnexal disease and aortic rupture, it cannot show acute renal artery occlusion.
Contrast-enhanced CT was done to arrive at the final diagnosis, as the laboratory results were not conclusive and the patient had continuous flank pain for 48 hours.
American Psychological Association (APA)
al-Dusari, Jamilah Ahmad& Krishna, Varanasi VR.& al-Hamar, Nawal Ibrahim. 2013. Acute flank pain due to renal infarction : limitations of unenhanced CT. Bahrain Medical Bulletin،Vol. 35, no. 3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-602902
Modern Language Association (MLA)
al-Dusari, Jamilah Ahmad…[et al.]. Acute flank pain due to renal infarction : limitations of unenhanced CT. Bahrain Medical Bulletin Vol. 35, no. 3 (Sep. 2013).
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-602902
American Medical Association (AMA)
al-Dusari, Jamilah Ahmad& Krishna, Varanasi VR.& al-Hamar, Nawal Ibrahim. Acute flank pain due to renal infarction : limitations of unenhanced CT. Bahrain Medical Bulletin. 2013. Vol. 35, no. 3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-602902
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-602902