"Flank Pain" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Pain emanating from below the RIBS and above the ILIUM.
| Descriptor ID |
D021501
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C23.888.592.612.386
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| Concept/Terms |
Flank Pain- Flank Pain
- Flank Pains
- Pain, Flank
- Pains, Flank
Right Flank Pain- Right Flank Pain
- Flank Pain, Right
- Flank Pains, Right
- Pain, Right Flank
- Pains, Right Flank
- Right Flank Pains
Left Flank Pain- Left Flank Pain
- Flank Pain, Left
- Flank Pains, Left
- Left Flank Pains
- Pain, Left Flank
- Pains, Left Flank
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Flank Pain" by people in Profiles.
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Gupta RT, Kalisz K, Khatri G, Caserta MP, Catanzano TM, Chang SD, De Leon AD, Gore JL, Nicola R, Prabhakar AM, Savage SJ, Shah KP, Surabhi VR, Taffel MT, Valente JH, Yoo DC, Nikolaidis P. ACR Appropriateness Criteria? Acute Onset Flank Pain-Suspicion of Stone Disease (Urolithiasis). J Am Coll Radiol. 2023 11; 20(11S):S315-S328.
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Wang J, Greenberg S, Yates J. Lynch Syndrome-associated Upper Tract Urothelial Carcinoma. Urology. 2018 Nov; 121:19-21.
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Schoenfeld EM, Poronsky KE, Elia TR, Budhram GR, Garb JL, Mader TJ. Validity of STONE scores in younger patients presenting with suspected uncomplicated renal colic. Am J Emerg Med. 2016 Feb; 34(2):230-4.
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Ambika S, Melton A, Lee D, Hesketh PJ. Massive retroperitoneal adrenal hemorrhage secondary to lung cancer metastasis treated by adrenal artery embolization. Clin Lung Cancer. 2009 Sep; 10(5):E1-4.
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Gaspari RJ, Horst K. Emergency ultrasound and urinalysis in the evaluation of flank pain. Acad Emerg Med. 2005 Dec; 12(12):1180-4.