title: [Renal colic and renal calculus].
abstract: A positive diagnosis of urinary stone was made in 183 of 407 patients (44.9%) with renal colic seen in the emergency room. 182 (44.7%) had normal intravenous pyelograms, 26 (6.4%) had evidence of dilatation of the urinary system, possibly due to the passage of a stone, and 16 (3.9%) had other pathological urinary conditions, such as double collecting system or cysts. Stones were located in the upper urinary tract in 28.4%, in the midureter in 21.9%, and in the lower ureter in 49.7%. There was a statistically significant correlation between recurrent episodes of left-sided renal colic, erythrocytes in the urine and the presence of a stone in the urinary tract. No ethnic differences were found, nor was there a difference in the rates of stones found in those who were hospitalized and in those who were not.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Siegel
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Korczak
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Asherov
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lindner
mesh_terms: D003085:Colic / Q000209:etiology*; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D007557:Israel; D007669:Kidney Calculi / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000208:ethnology; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D012008:Recurrence; D014567:Urography