Kimberly P Toole, Catherine Frank, Melanie Kroger Jarvis, Sarah Pluckebaum, Brenda Wiles
A 13-year-old patient presented to the emergency department with a history of abdominal pain and right flank pain. Two days before, she was evaluated at her pediatrician's office and was diagnosed with acute gastroenteritis and sent home. In the emergency department, the patient was diagnosed with ureterolithiasis after a physical examination, laboratory work, and imaging findings. She was treated successfully with conservative medical management. Symptomatic presentation of ureterolithiasis can include abdominal pain, flank pain, hematuria, dysuria, urgency, nausea, and vomiting...
March 2, 2021: Journal of Pediatric Health Care