title: Acute Urinary Tract Disorders.
abstract: Acute urinary tract disorders often manifest as flank pain and are a common complaint of patients who present to the emergency department. The pain is often a vague, poorly localized sensation that may have a variety of causes. Laboratory and clinical findings, such as hematuria, are neither sensitive nor specific for determining the cause of the flank pain. Accordingly, imaging is an important tool in determining a diagnosis and management plan. Patients with acute urinary tract disorders who present with pain include those with calculi as well as renal infection, vascular disorders, and hemorrhage.
authors.affiliation: Imaging Institute, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Avenue, L10, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA.
authors.forename: Rakhee H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Goel
authors.affiliation: Glickman Urological and Kidney Institute, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Q10, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA.
authors.forename: Raman
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Unnikrishnan
authors.affiliation: Imaging Institute, Glickman Urological and Kidney Institute, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Avenue, A21, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA. Electronic address: remere1@ccf.org.
authors.forename: Erick M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Remer
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011704:Pyelonephritis / Q000150:complications; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014567:Urography; D014570:Urologic Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*
keywords: Flank pain; Hemorrhage; Pyelonephritis; Urinary obstruction; Urolithiasis