Causes of right flank pain: Difference between revisions
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*[[Urinary tract infection]]<ref | *[[Urinary tract infection]]<ref>Walker HK, Hall WD, Hurst JW; Clinical Methods: The History, Physical, and Laboratory Examinations. 3rd edition. Boston: Butterworths; 1990. Chapter 182.</ref> | ||
===Causes by Organ System=== | ===Causes by Organ System=== |
Revision as of 13:23, 8 August 2013
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Vendhan Ramanujam M.B.B.S [2]
Overview
Right flank pain is a sensation of discomfort, distress or agony in the right side of the abdomen below the rib and above the ilium, generally beginning posteriorly or in the midaxillary line. It usually arises from the right kidney, its capsule or right ureter. But similar pain is sometimes caused by extraurinary abnormalities.
Causes
Life Threatening Causes
- Acute tubular necrosis
- Ischemic colitis
- Ovarian torsion
- Renal abscess
- Renal artery dissection
- Renal cyst rupture or hemorrhage
- Ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm
Common Causes
- Abdominal muscle spasm
- Acute pyelonephritis
- Nephrolithiasis
- Polycystic kidney disease
- Renal cyst
- Urinary tract infection[1]
Causes by Organ System
Causes in Alphabetical Order
References
- ↑ Walker HK, Hall WD, Hurst JW; Clinical Methods: The History, Physical, and Laboratory Examinations. 3rd edition. Boston: Butterworths; 1990. Chapter 182.