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Predictors of renal infarction in patients presenting to the emergency department with flank pain: A retrospective observational study

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  • Sangun Nah
  • Sangsoo Han
  • Han Bit Kim
  • Sohyeon Chun
  • Sechan Kim
  • Seungho Woo
  • Ji Eun Moon
  • Young Soon Cho

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Objectives: Flank pain is a common symptom in the emergency department and can be caused by a variety of diseases. Renal infarction (RI) is a very rare disease, and many RI patients complain of flank pain. However, there is no definitive predictor of RI when patients complain of flank pain. This study aimed to identify the clinical factors for predicting RI in patients with flank pain. Methods: This retrospective single-center study was conducted on patients complaining of flank pain from January 2016 to March 2020 at a South Korean tertiary care hospital. Exclusion criteria included patients who did not undergo contrast-enhanced computed tomography, age

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  • Sangun Nah & Sangsoo Han & Han Bit Kim & Sohyeon Chun & Sechan Kim & Seungho Woo & Ji Eun Moon & Young Soon Cho, 2021. "Predictors of renal infarction in patients presenting to the emergency department with flank pain: A retrospective observational study," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 16(12), pages 1-10, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0261054
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0261054
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