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Acute onset of renal colic from bilateral ureterolithiasis: a case report
Eduardo de Paula Miranda1, Diego Costa Almeida, Gustavo Pinto Ribeiro
1Federal University of Ceará, Faculty of Medicine, Rua Aleandre Baraúna 949, CEP: 60430-160 - Fortaleza/CE, Brazil. mirandaep@yahoo.com.br
Abstract:
We report a case of a 32-year-old man, who presented to the emergency department with severe abdominal pain, with radiation to his back. An ultrasound examination revealed mild hydronephrosis bilaterally. A non-enhanced computer tomography was then performed and showed a 9 mm hyperdense image in the left ureter topography along together with an 8-mm hyperdense image in the right ureter topography, allowing us to establish the diagnosis of bilateral ureterolithiasis. The patient was taken to the operating room in order to perform ureteroscopy for endoscopic removal of the stones.
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