Renal colic caused by spermatocystitis and perispermatocystitis

Intestinal colic caused by food.

EDITORIAL SYNOPSIS Bolus colic in children eating unripe apples is well recognized but the many possible causes in adults are less well known: its importance, particularly in patients who have had partial gastrectomy, is well brought out in this paper. Intestinal colic following meals is a common complaint, but in most cases when patients complain of such colic it is dismissed in a cloud of vag...

Appendiceal colic caused by Enterobius vermicularis.

Appendicitis is the most common acute surgical condition of the abdomen. It occurs at all ages but is rare in the very young. l In contrast, appendiceal colic was first reported in 1980.2 It is characterized by recurrent episodes of crampy abdominal pain referred either to the right lower quadrant or to the periumbilical area. There is tenderness to deep palpation over the appendix.3 It is theo...

Renal Colic in Infants

An 'appendiceal colic' caused by the Enterobius vermicularis.

To cite: Kaczynski J, Hilton J. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/bcr-2013202962 DESCRIPTION A 35-year-old woman presented with a 96-h history of constant right iliac fossa (RIF) pain on movement and coughing. The pain was associated with vomiting and anorexia, but there was no associated change in bowel habit, weight loss or dysuria. At presentation, sh...

Embolic renal infarction mimicking renal colic

Atrial fibrillation is a major health problem with risk of systemic arterial embolism. Acute embolic renal infarction is a rare condition with symptoms that are often nonspecific. We present a 36-year-old previously healthy man with acute embolic renal infarction secondary to new onset atrial fibrillation, who presented with flank pain mimicking renal colic. The patient was treated successfully...