The secret of the phantom stone: a case report.
A 50-year old man, who has a history of allergies to i.v. contrast and NSAID, was presented with right renal colic. He was treated with regular opiate injections. Plain abdominal X ray showed a 1 cm opacity at the level of L2 but spiral CT failed to locate the urinary calculus. Abdominal examination revealed a small piece of metal implanted in the subcutaneous anterior abdominal wall which was also subsequently identified on CT scanning. When the opiate treatment was withdrawn, the patient absconded.
Attar
Kakahama
K
Department of Urology, Wexham Park Hospital, UK.
Lee
George
G
Rowe
Ed
E
Hudd
Charles
C
D000701:Analgesics, Opioid / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003085:Colic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005162:Factitious Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D007669:Kidney Calculi / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D015819:Substance Abuse, Intravenous
D000701:Analgesics, Opioid