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What do we miss without contrast in patients with flank pain?

Published:September 09, 2015DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajem.2015.09.002
What do we miss without contrast in patients with flank pain?
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      Flank pain is a common complaint in the emergency department, and the most frequent cause of flank pain is urolithiasis. Spontaneous renal artery dissection and renal artery thrombosis are rare causes of abdominal pain which can result in renal parenchymal injury. They are mostly difficult to diagnose and treat in the emergency setting. The present report describes 2 patients admitted to the emergency department because of acute flank pain who were diagnosed with renal infarction.
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      Publication History

      Published online: September 09, 2015
      Accepted: September 1, 2015
      Received: August 17, 2015

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      DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajem.2015.09.002

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