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Left flank pain refers to pain that is located below the ribs and above the pelvis and on the left side. Flank pain is often the sign of [[kidney]] problems, but it can also point to other pathologies arising from [[descending colon]], [[small intestine]], [[peritoneum]], [[abdominal muscles]] and on rare occasion pancreas. Women experience flank pain more commonly than men because of increased risk of urinary tract infections. | Left flank pain refers to pain that is located below the ribs and above the pelvis and on the left side. Flank pain is often the sign of [[kidney]] problems, but it can also point to other pathologies arising from [[descending colon]], [[small intestine]], [[peritoneum]], [[abdominal muscles]] and on rare occasion pancreas. Women experience flank pain more commonly than men because of increased risk of urinary tract infections. | ||
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===Life Threatening Causes=== | ===Life Threatening Causes=== | ||
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*[[Blunt trauma|Abdominal compartment syndrome]] | *[[Blunt trauma|Abdominal compartment syndrome]] | ||
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*[[renovascular disease|Renal artery dissection]] | *[[renovascular disease|Renal artery dissection]] | ||
*[[rupture spleen|Traumatic splenic rupture]] | *[[rupture spleen|Traumatic splenic rupture]] | ||
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*[[obstructive uropathy|Urinary outflow obstruction]] | *[[obstructive uropathy|Urinary outflow obstruction]] | ||
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===Causes in Alphabetical Order=== | ===Causes in Alphabetical Order=== | ||
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*[[ pyelonephritis|Xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis]] | *[[ pyelonephritis|Xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis]] | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Mugilan Poongkunran M.B.B.S [2]
Overview
Left flank pain refers to pain that is located below the ribs and above the pelvis and on the left side. Flank pain is often the sign of kidney problems, but it can also point to other pathologies arising from descending colon, small intestine, peritoneum, abdominal muscles and on rare occasion pancreas. Women experience flank pain more commonly than men because of increased risk of urinary tract infections.
Causes
Life Threatening Causes
Conditions that may cause death or permanent disability within the next 24 hours
- Abdominal compartment syndrome
- Acute kidney injury
- Acute pancreatitis
- Adrenal hemorrhage
- Eclampsia
- Heavy metal toxicity
- Hepatorenal syndrome
- Ketoacidosis
- Malignant hypertension
- Mesenteric artery ischemia
- Perforated gastric ulcer
- Peritonitis
- Pulmonary embolism
- Pulmonary infarction
- Renal abscess
- Renal artery dissection
- Traumatic splenic rupture
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Common Causes
- Abdominal muscle strain
- Acute kidney injury
- Chronic constipation
- Exercise
- Gastroenteritis
- Idiopathic
- Nephrocalcinosis
- Pelvic inflammatory disease
- Pneumonia
- Post streptococcal glomerulonephritis
- Pyelonephritis
- Urinary outflow obstruction
- Urinary tract infection
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Causes by Organ System
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Causes in Alphabetical Order
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