title: [Evaluation of the role of echography in the positive diagnosis of renal colic secondary to kidney stone].
abstract: To evaluate sensitivity and specificity of ultrasound in detecting urinary calculus in renal colic, a prospective study of 31 patients examined by both ultrasound and intravenous urography (IVU) was undertaken. Of the 27 cases of renal colic proved by IVU and/or recovery of a calculus, ultrasound correctly diagnosed urinary calculus in 26 cases with a sensitivity of 96.3%. In the 4 cases in which the sonographic examination demonstrated neither calculi nor unilateral obstruction, further evaluation confirmed the absence of calculi. Specificity of ultrasound was 100%. The results of this study support the use of ultrasound in detecting renal calculus and point out the important place of ultrasound in initial evaluation of renal colic.
authors: Service de Radiologie de l'Hôpital Louis-Mourrier, Colombes.
authors: P
authors: P
authors: Soyer
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Levesque
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Lecloirec
authors: O
authors: O
authors: Arcangioli
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Heddadi
authors: F
authors: F
authors: Debroucker
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003085:Colic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007669:Kidney Calculi / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies; D014463:Ultrasonography
vernacular_title: Evaluation du rôle de l'échographie dans le diagnostic positif de colique néphrétique d'origine lithiasique.