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Descriptor English: Renal Colic
Descriptor Spanish: Cólico Renal
Descriptor cólico renal
Entry term(s) cólico renal agudo
cólico ureteral
Scope note: Dolor intenso, intermitente y espasmódico en la zona lumbar que se irradia a la ingle, el escroto y la vulva, generalmente producido por el paso de una piedra (CÁLCULO RENAL) a través del URÉTER o por otra causa de bloqueo de la vía urinaria. Con frecuencia cursa con náuseas, vómitos, fiebre, desasosiego, dolor sordo, polaquiuria y HEMATURIA.
Descriptor Portuguese: Cólica Renal
Descriptor French: Colique néphrétique
Entry term(s): Acute Renal Colic
Acute Renal Colics
Colic, Acute Renal
Colic, Renal
Colic, Ureteral
Colics, Acute Renal
Colics, Renal
Colics, Ureteral
Renal Colic, Acute
Renal Colics
Renal Colics, Acute
Ureteral Colic
Ureteral Colics
Tree number(s): C23.888.592.612.972
C23.888.721
F02.830.816.444.850
G11.561.790.444.850
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D056844
Scope note: A severe intermittent and spasmodic pain in the lower back radiating to the groin, scrotum, and labia which is most commonly caused by a kidney stone (RENAL CALCULUS) passing through the URETER or by other urinary track blockage. It is often associated with nausea, vomiting, fever, restlessness, dull pain, frequent urination, and HEMATURIA.
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CN congenital
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EM embryology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
RT radiotherapy
SU surgery
TH therapy
UR urine
VE veterinary
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Colic (1951-2009)
Urinary Calculi (1961-2009)
Public MeSH Note: 2010
History Note: 2010
DeCS ID: 53570
Unique ID: D056844
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Date Established: 2010/01/01
Date of Entry: 2009/07/06
Revision Date: 2017/06/20
Renal Colic - Preferred
Concept UI M0529415
Scope note A severe intermittent and spasmodic pain in the lower back radiating to the groin, scrotum, and labia which is most commonly caused by a kidney stone (RENAL CALCULUS) passing through the URETER or by other urinary track blockage. It is often associated with nausea, vomiting, fever, restlessness, dull pain, frequent urination, and HEMATURIA.
Preferred term Renal Colic
Entry term(s) Acute Renal Colic
Acute Renal Colics
Colic, Acute Renal
Colic, Renal
Colic, Ureteral
Colics, Acute Renal
Colics, Renal
Colics, Ureteral
Renal Colic, Acute
Renal Colics
Renal Colics, Acute
Ureteral Colic
Ureteral Colics



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