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Flank Pain
Alternate Names : Pain - Side, Side Pain
Definition Flank pain refers to pain in the side of the trunk between the right or left upper abdomen and the back.
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Overview & Considerations
Flank pain often means kidney trouble. If flank pain is accompanied by fever, chills, or urinary problems, then a kidney is the likely source.
One in seven people in the US has kidney stones at some time. The pain from a kidney stone is agonizing, comes in sharp stabbing waves or spasms, and usually radiates into the groin.
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• Definition
• Flank Pain: Overview & Considerations
• Flank Pain: Common Causes
• Flank Pain: Home Care & Treatment
• Call your Health Care Provider if
• What to Expect at your Health Care Provider's Office
• Pictures & Images
Topics that might be of interest to you Diseases & Conditions
• Arthritis
• Herpes Zoster
• Kidney Infection (Pyelonephritis)
• Nephrolithiasis
Tests & Exams
• Abdominal CT Scan
• Abdominal Ultrasound
• Lumbosacral Spine X-Ray
• Urinalysis
• Urine Culture - Clean Catch
• Voiding Cystourethrogram
Other Topics
• Fever
• Intravenous
• Muscle Cramps
• Nausea and Vomiting
• Physical Examination
• Rashes
• Renal
Review Date : 5/4/2003
Reviewed By : Bridget Martell, M.D., Department of Internal Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, NY. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
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