title: Renal colic.
abstract: The most common and overt manifestation of a ureteric calculus is renal colic. This paper discusses its clinical presentation and diagnostic difficulties and follows the management of the patient until the stone is passed or retrieved surgically; it does not address the overall picture of renal calculous disease. The role of subsequent metabolic investigation is outlined.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003085:Colic / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012008:Recurrence; D014514:Ureteral Calculi / Q000150:complications / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy