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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 a 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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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 a 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
Life-threatening causes include conditions which result in death or permanent disability within 24 hours if left untreated.
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Common Causes
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Causes by Organ System
| Cardiovascular
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Abdominal aortic aneurysm rupture, ischemic colitis, malignant hypertension, mesenteric artery ischemia, pulmonary embolism, pulmonary infarction, renal artery dissection, renal artery embolism, renal infarction, renal vein thrombosis, rheumatoid vasculitis, splenic artery embolization, splenic infarction, systemic vasculitis
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| Chemical/Poisoning
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Aluminum toxicity, arsenic poisoning, cadmium toxicity, chromium poisoning, copper poisoning, ecstasy overdose, ethylene glycol poisoning, food poisoning, gold, heavy metals, iron poisoning, lead poisoning, mercury poisoning, methanol, organophosphate poisoning, silver poisoning, toxic mushrooms
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| Dental
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No underlying causes
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| Dermatologic
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Scarlet fever, scleroderma, shingles
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| Drug Side Effect
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Aspirin, contrast agents, bleomycin, chemotherapeutic agents, cisplatin, colchicine, cyclosporin, diclofenac, fentanyl toxicity, ibuprofen, indomethacin, malignant hyperthermia, mercaptopurine, methotrexate, metronidazole, naproxen, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), pentamidine, Reye's syndrome, salicylates, statin, steroid abuse, sulindac, tetracycline, thrombolytic therapy, tramadol toxicity, vitamin D toxicity, warfarin
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| Ear Nose Throat
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No underlying causes
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| Endocrine
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Addisonian crisis, adrenal hemorrhage, carcinoid, diabetic ketoacidosis, multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1
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| Environmental
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Organophosphate poisoning
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| Gastroenterologic
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Abdominal compartment syndrome, acute diverticulitis, acute pancreatitis, chronic constipation, collagenous colitis, colon cancer, colonic lymphoma, congestive splenomegaly, Crohn's disease, eosinophilic gastroenteritis, familial adenomatous polyposis, gastroenteritis, gout, hepatorenal syndrome, intestinal pseudo-obstruction, intussusception, irritable bowel syndrome, ischemic colitis, malignant peritoneal mesothelioma, milk-alkali syndrome, perforated gastric ulcer, peritonitis, polycystic kidney disease, porphyria, scarlet fever, scleroderma, splenic abscess, splenic infarction, subphrenic abscess, traumatic splenic rupture, ulcerative colitis, visceral hamartoma, visceral hemangioma, volvulus, wandering spleen syndrome
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| Genetic
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Colon atresia, cystinuria, Dent's disease, familial adenomatous polyposis, homocystinuria, Meckel syndrome, polycystic kidney disease, porphyria, primary hyperoxaluria, sickle cell anemia, tuberous sclerosis, Von Hippel-Lindau Disease, WAGR syndrome, Williams syndrome
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| Hematologic
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Antiphospholipid syndrome, lymphoma, porphyria, sickle cell anemia
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| Iatrogenic
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Cystometry, dialysis, exercise, intra abdominal adhesions, pelvic surgery, percutaneous renal biopsy, radiation therapy, referred pain, splenic artery embolization, vitamin D toxicity
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| Infectious Disease
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Fungal bezoars, gastroenteritis, HIV, inflammatory pleural effusions, intestinal worm infestation, mediterranean spotted fever, miliary tuberculosis, mycobacterium avium complex, perinephric abscess, peritonitis, pneumonia, post streptococcal glomerulonephritis, pyelonephritis, renal abscess, renal mucormycosis, renal tuberculosis, retroperitoneal abscess, shingles, splenic abscess, urinary tract infection, urosepsis, viral hemorrhagic fevers
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| Musculoskeletal/Orthopedic
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Abdominal muscle spasm, abdominal muscle strain, abdominal muscle tear, disc disease, gout, referred pain from back, spinal arthritis
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| Neurologic
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| Nutritional/Metabolic
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Carbohydrate-deficient glycoprotein syndrome, cystinuria, homocystinuria, hyperuricaemia, oxalosis
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| Obstetric/Gynecologic
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Eclampsia, ectopic pregnancy, endometriosis, gestational trophoblastic disease, ovarian torsion, pelvic inflammatory disease
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| Oncologic
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Colon cancer, colonic lymphoma, familial adenomatous polyposis, malignant peritoneal mesothelioma, renal angiosarcoma, renal cell carcinoma, tuberous sclerosis, tumor lysis syndrome, visceral hamartoma, visceral hemangioma, Von Hippel-Lindau disease, WAGR syndrome, Wilms' tumor
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| Ophthalmologic
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No underlying causes
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| Overdose/Toxicity
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Cocaine overdose, contrast agents, fentanyl toxicity, steroid abuse, tramadol toxicity
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| Psychiatric
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Intestinal pseudo-obstruction, irritable bowel syndrome
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| Pulmonary
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Empyema, inflammatory pleural effusions, pneumonia, pulmonary embolism, pulmonary infarction, systemic lupus erythematosus, Wegener's granulomatosis
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| Renal/Electrolyte
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Acute kidney injury, Alport syndrome, cystinuria, Dent's disease, Denys-Drash syndrome, Goodpasture syndrome, homocystinuria, loin pain hematuria syndrome, Meckel syndrome, medullary cystic kidney disease, megaureter, membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis, myoglobinuria, nephrocalcinosis, neurogenic bladder, oxalosis, perinephric abscess, polycystic kidney disease, post renal transplantation, post streptococcal glomerulonephritis, posterior urethral valves, pyelonephritis, reflux nephropathy, renal angiosarcoma, renal cell carcinoma, renal mucormycosis, renal papillary necrosis, renal thromboembolism, renal tuberculosis, renal tubular acidosis, ureterocele , retroperitoneal fibrosis, scleroderma, systemic lupus erythematosus, tuberous sclerosis, tubulointerstitial nephritis, Turner syndrome, ureteral strictures, urinary outflow obstruction, urinary tract infection, vesicoureteral reflux, Von Hippel-Lindau disease, WAGR syndrome, Wegener's granulomatosis, Weil syndrome, Williams syndrome, Wilms tumor, xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis
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| Rheumatology/Immunology/Allergy
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Allergic gastroenteropathy, Crohn's disease, Ormond's disease, paroxysmal nocturnal haemoglobinuria, post renal transplantation, poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis, Reye's syndrome, rheumatoid vasculitis, scarlet fever, systemic lupus erythematosus, systemic vasculitis, ulcerative colitis, Wegener's granulomatosis
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| Sexual
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Denys-Drash syndrome, Turner syndrome
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| Trauma
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Abdominal muscle strain, abdominal muscle tear, disc prolapse, electrical burns, radiculitis, rib fractures, traumatic splenic rupture
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| Urologic
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No underlying causes
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| Miscellaneous
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Chronic constipation, idiopathic, splenosis
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