title: [Flank pain in renal and ureteral calculus].
abstract: Flank pain is common and often associated with stone colics. Similar pain characteristics can, however, be observed in other diseases. Stone colics have all the characteristics of visceral pain. The pain is diffuse, often referred to the body wall and accompanied by autonomic reflexes. In patients with recurrent stones, the colics may be more intense due to sensitisation of the nervous system. Furthermore, painful diseases in the reproductive organs can enhance stone colics. Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs are the first choice for stone colics because they act by reducing the renal pelvic pressure.
authors.affiliation: Urologisk Afdeling, Sygehus Lillebælt, 7000 Fredericia, Denmark. katja.venborg@slb.regionsyddanmark.dk
authors.forename: Katja Venborg
authors.initials: KV
authors.lastname: Pedersen
authors.forename: Asbjørn Mohr
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Drewes
authors.forename: Palle Jørn Sloth
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Osther
mesh_terms: D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003085:Colic / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007669:Kidney Calculi / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D010146:Pain / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D012008:Recurrence; D014514:Ureteral Calculi / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D052878:Urolithiasis / Q000175:diagnosis; D017833:Visceral Afferents / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal