Successful treatment of a persistent renal colic with trigger point injection.
Renal colic is one of the painful conditions in emergency medicine practice. Opiates and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs are the cornerstone of pain management in renal colic. However, alternative procedures should be considered in patients refractory to conventional therapies. We present a case of renal colic successfully treated by trigger point injection that was refractory to 150 microg fentanyl and 5 mg morphine.
Akdeniz University Medical Faculty, Department of Emergency Medicine, 07059, Antalya/Turkey. cenkereken@akdeniz.edu.tr
Cenker
C
Eken
Dilek
D
Durmaz
Bulent
B
Erol
D000328:Adult; D000701:Analgesics, Opioid / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003085:Colic / Q000188:drug therapy*; D005260:Female; D005283:Fentanyl / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D015552:Injections, Intralesional; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy*; D009020:Morphine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*
D000701:Analgesics, Opioid; D009020:Morphine; D005283:Fentanyl