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Background
A 55-year-old man presents to the emergency department with recurrent pain in his right flank. The pain is described as sharp, severe in intensity, and radiating to the groin. Additionally, it increases with urination. He also gives a history of blood-tinged urine that occurred 1 day before the onset of the pain.
He denies having any history of fever, vomiting, or dysuria; however, he does report experiencing two similar episodes in the past year, both of which were relieved with oral analgesics. He denies having any bone pain, generalized weakness, change in bowel habits, or history of seizures. No history of similar episodes among his family members is reported.
The patient is a nonsmoker and denies heavy alcohol use. He has no known history of chronic medical or psychiatric conditions and is not taking any regular medications.
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Cite this: Jyoti Wadhwa, Madhavi Tripathi, Madhur Kumar Srivastava. A 55-Year-Old Man With Recurrent Sharp Flank Pain - Medscape - Sep 14, 2017.
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