26th June 2023

Clinical Presentation

Renal calculi most commonly present as renal colic accompanied by microscopic haematuria. Renal colic is typically an abrupt onset of severe unilateral abdominal pain originating in the loin or flank and radiating to the labia in women or to the groin or testicle in men. It occurs in intervals lasting minutes to hours, often accompanied by nausea and/or vomiting.

Fever and rigors might indicate a concurrent urinary tract infection. Whereas intermittent urine stream may suggest obstruction.