"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 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Flank Pain" by people in Profiles.
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ACR Appropriateness Criteria® acute onset flank pain--suspicion of stone disease. Ultrasound Q. 2012 Sep; 28(3):227-33.
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Abnormal air collection on plain abdominal X-ray. Intern Med J. 2012 Jan; 42(1):101-2.
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A 20-year-old male with back pain. Neuroblastoma. Pediatr Ann. 2010 Oct; 39(10):610-3.
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Multidetector CT technique and imaging findings of urinary stone disease: an expanded review. Diagn Interv Radiol. 2010 Jun; 16(2):134-44.
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Bilateral scrotal extraperitoneal herniation of ureters: computed tomography urographic findings and review of the literature. J Comput Assist Tomogr. 2005 Nov-Dec; 29(6):790-2.