1999
REEXAMINING THE VALUE OF HEMATURIA TESTING IN PATIENTS WITH ACUTE FLANK PAIN
BOVE P, KAPLAN D, DALRYMPLE N, ROSENFIELD A, VERGA M, ANDERSON K, SMITH R. REEXAMINING THE VALUE OF HEMATURIA TESTING IN PATIENTS WITH ACUTE FLANK PAIN. Journal Of Urology 1999, 162: 685-687. PMID: 10458342, DOI: 10.1097/00005392-199909010-00013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute flank painHigh-power fieldUnenhanced helical computerized tomographyFlank painHelical computerized tomographyRed blood cellsHematuria testingComputerized tomographyExcretory urographyPower fieldPredictive valueInsufficient positive predictive valueAbsence of hematuriaDiagnosis of ureterolithiasisNegative dipstick testPositive predictive valueConsecutive patientsCT abnormalitiesUreteral obstructionUrinary tractMedical recordsSerious conditionDipstick testPainPositive test
1996
Diagnosis of acute flank pain: value of unenhanced helical CT.
Smith R, Verga M, McCarthy S, Rosenfield A. Diagnosis of acute flank pain: value of unenhanced helical CT. American Journal Of Roentgenology 1996, 166: 97-101. PMID: 8571915, DOI: 10.2214/ajr.166.1.8571915.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute flank painFlank painUnenhanced CTStone diseaseUreteral stonesCommon bile duct stonesBile duct stonesUnenhanced helical CTUnenhanced CT findingsUreteral stone diseaseFalse-negative diagnosesUreteroscopic stone extractionExtraurinary causesAcute appendicitisCT abnormalitiesCT findingsDuct stonesAdnexal massesCT diagnosisStone extractionPainPatientsClinical diagnosisImaging studiesHelical CT