1999
REEXAMINING THE VALUE OF HEMATURIA TESTING IN PATIENTS WITH ACUTE FLANK PAIN
BOVE P, KAPLAN D, DALRYMPLE N, ROSENFIELD A, VERGA M, ANDERSON K, SMITH R. REEXAMINING THE VALUE OF HEMATURIA TESTING IN PATIENTS WITH ACUTE FLANK PAIN. Journal Of Urology 1999, 162: 685-687. PMID: 10458342, DOI: 10.1097/00005392-199909010-00013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute flank painHigh-power fieldUnenhanced helical computerized tomographyFlank painHelical computerized tomographyRed blood cellsHematuria testingComputerized tomographyExcretory urographyPower fieldPredictive valueInsufficient positive predictive valueAbsence of hematuriaDiagnosis of ureterolithiasisNegative dipstick testPositive predictive valueConsecutive patientsCT abnormalitiesUreteral obstructionUrinary tractMedical recordsSerious conditionDipstick testPainPositive testAcute flank pain: A modern approach to diagnosis and management
Smith R, Levine J, Dalrymple N, Barish M, Rosenfield A. Acute flank pain: A modern approach to diagnosis and management. Seminars In Ultrasound CT And MRI 1999, 20: 108-135. PMID: 10222519, DOI: 10.1016/s0887-2171(99)90042-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute flank painFlank painUreteral obstructionSecondary CT signsUnenhanced helical CTSimilar clinical pictureComplex clinical problemDominant imaging modalityClinical pictureCT signsPatient managementStone sizeUnenhanced CTClinical problemPainClinical diagnosisObstructionHelical CTCTImaging modalitiesStone visualizationAbnormalitiesDiagnosisPatientsPathophysiology
1998
THE VALUE OF UNENHANCED HELICAL COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY IN THE MANAGEMENT OF ACUTE FLANK PAIN
DALRYMPLE N, VERGA M, ANDERSON K, BOVE P, COVEY A, ROSENFIELD A, SMITH R. THE VALUE OF UNENHANCED HELICAL COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY IN THE MANAGEMENT OF ACUTE FLANK PAIN. Journal Of Urology 1998, 159: 735-740. PMID: 9474137, DOI: 10.1016/s0022-5347(01)63714-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute flank painUnenhanced helical computerized tomographyHelical computerized tomographyFlank painAdditional imaging studiesAdditional imagingComputerized tomographyRetrograde urographyImaging studiesSpontaneous stone passageFalse-negative examinationsLong-term outcomesCourse of therapyUreteral stone diseaseUnenhanced computerized tomographyUreteroscopic stone extractionClinical followupCT findingsNephrostomy catheterStone passageUreteral obstructionExcretory urographyFinal diagnosisMedical recordsStone diseaseTHE VALUE OF UNENHANCED HELICAL COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY IN THE MANAGEMENT OF ACUTE FLANK PAIN
DALRYMPLE N, VERGA M, ANDERSON K, BOVE P, COVEY A, ROSENFIELD A, SMITH R. THE VALUE OF UNENHANCED HELICAL COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY IN THE MANAGEMENT OF ACUTE FLANK PAIN. Journal Of Urology 1998, 159: 735-740.. DOI: 10.1097/00005392-199803000-00026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAcute flank painUnenhanced helical computerized tomographyHelical computerized tomographyFlank painAdditional imaging studiesAdditional imagingComputerized tomographyRetrograde urographyImaging studiesSpontaneous stone passageFalse-negative examinationsLong-term outcomesCourse of therapyUreteral stone diseaseUnenhanced computerized tomographyUreteroscopic stone extractionClinical followupCT findingsNephrostomy catheterStone passageUreteral obstructionExcretory urographyFinal diagnosisMedical recordsStone disease
1996
Acute ureteral obstruction: value of secondary signs of helical unenhanced CT.
Smith R, Verga M, Dalrymple N, McCarthy S, Rosenfield A. Acute ureteral obstruction: value of secondary signs of helical unenhanced CT. American Journal Of Roentgenology 1996, 167: 1109-13. PMID: 8911160, DOI: 10.2214/ajr.167.5.8911160.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute DiseaseAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overCalculiDilatation, PathologicFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansHypertrophyKidneyKidney CalculiKidney DiseasesKidney Tubules, CollectingMaleMiddle AgedRadiographic Image EnhancementRenal VeinsSensitivity and SpecificityTomography, X-Ray ComputedUreteral CalculiUreteral DiseasesUreteral ObstructionConceptsAcute flank painPerinephric strandingFlank painSecondary signsSystem dilatationUreteral dilatationUnenhanced CTRenal enlargementUreteral stonesPredictive valueTissue rim signUreteral stone diseaseNegative predictive valueSoft tissue attenuationPositive predictive valueUnenhanced CT imagesPatients NinetyUreteral obstructionRenal sizeSuspicious calcificationsOdds ratioStone diseaseRenal stonesPatientsDilatationDiagnosis of acute flank pain: value of unenhanced helical CT.
Smith R, Verga M, McCarthy S, Rosenfield A. Diagnosis of acute flank pain: value of unenhanced helical CT. American Journal Of Roentgenology 1996, 166: 97-101. PMID: 8571915, DOI: 10.2214/ajr.166.1.8571915.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute flank painFlank painUnenhanced CTStone diseaseUreteral stonesCommon bile duct stonesBile duct stonesUnenhanced helical CTUnenhanced CT findingsUreteral stone diseaseFalse-negative diagnosesUreteroscopic stone extractionExtraurinary causesAcute appendicitisCT abnormalitiesCT findingsDuct stonesAdnexal massesCT diagnosisStone extractionPainPatientsClinical diagnosisImaging studiesHelical CT
1995
Acute flank pain: comparison of non-contrast-enhanced CT and intravenous urography.
Smith R, Rosenfield A, Choe K, Essenmacher K, Verga M, Glickman M, Lange R. Acute flank pain: comparison of non-contrast-enhanced CT and intravenous urography. Radiology 1995, 194: 789-94. PMID: 7862980, DOI: 10.1148/radiology.194.3.7862980.Peer-Reviewed Original Research