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Value of ultrasound in persistent flank pain
H K al-Hassan1, M N Sabha, H H Taleb
1Department of Surgery, Mubarak Al-Kabeer Hospital, Kuwait.
International Surgery
|October 1, 1991
Abstract:
Urinary tract stones were present in 41 patients out of 54 who presented with recurrent or persistent flank pain. Ultrasound showed pelvicaliceal dilatation in 95.1% of these patients. Ultrasound is a safe, quick, reliable and cost effective diagnostic tool in such cases. Intravenous urography should be reserved for cases which need surgical intervention.