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Preferred term

Renal Colic  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A severe intermittent and spasmodic pain in the lower back radiating to the groin, scrotum, and labia which is most commonly caused by a kidney stone (RENAL CALCULUS) passing through the URETER or by other urinary track blockage. It is often associated with nausea, vomiting, fever, restlessness, dull pain, frequent urination, and HEMATURIA.

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Acute Renal Colic
  • Ureteral Colic

In other languages

  • French

  • Colique néphrétique aiguë
  • Colique néphrétique aigüe
  • Colique rénale
  • Colique rénale aiguë
  • Colique urétérale
  • Colique urétérique

URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-PNJ6X7GZ-H

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