الملخص الإنجليزي
A 41-year-old male patient presented
to the Emergency Department (ED)
of Sultan Qaboos University Hospital
(SQUH) complaining of left flank pain of one
day's duration which was colicky and increasing
in intensity. There was no history of fever, nausea
or vomiting or other significant medical history;
however, a similar episode had occurred previously.
The patient's vital signs were stable and he was
afebrile. Physical examination of the abdomen was
non-contributory; routine microscopic urinalysis
was normal. In view of the suspicion of left renal colic, he was referred for a non-contrast enhanced
computed tomography (NCCT) scan, the gold
standard at SQUH to assess urinary tract calculi
in patients presenting with renal colic.
