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==Overview==
Left flank pain refers to pain that is located below the ribs and above the pelvis and on the left side.  Flank pain is often a sign of [[kidney]] problems, but it can also point to other pathologies arising from [[descending colon]], [[small intestine]], [[peritoneum]], [[abdominal muscles]] and on rare occasion pancreas.  Women experience flank pain more commonly than men because of increased risk of [[urinary tract infections]].
==Causes==
===Life Threatening Causes===
Life-threatening causes include conditions which may result in death or permanent disability within 24 hours if left untreated.
*[[Blunt trauma|Abdominal compartment syndrome]]
*[[Acute kidney injury]]
*[[Acute pancreatitis]]
*[[Adrenal hemorrhage]]
*[[Eclampsia]]
*[[heavy metal|Heavy metal toxicity]]
*[[Hepatorenal syndrome]]
*[[Ketoacidosis]]
*[[Malignant hypertension]]
*[[acute mesenteric ischemia|Mesenteric artery ischemia]]
*[[gastric ulcer|Perforated gastric ulcer]]
*[[Peritonitis]]
*[[Pulmonary embolism]]
*[[Pulmonary infarction]]
*[[kidney abscess|Renal abscess]]
*[[renovascular disease|Renal artery dissection]]
*[[rupture spleen|Traumatic splenic rupture]]
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===Common Causes===
*[[strain|Abdominal muscle strain]]
*[[Acute kidney injury]]
*[[Chronic constipation]]
*[[Exercise]]
*[[Gastroenteritis]]
*[[Idiopathic]]
*[[Nephrocalcinosis]]
*[[Pelvic inflammatory disease]]
*[[Pneumonia]]
*[[Post streptococcal glomerulonephritis]]
*[[Pyelonephritis]]
*[[obstructive uropathy|Urinary outflow obstruction]]
*[[Urinary tract infection]]
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===Causes by Organ System===
{|style="width:80%; height:100px" border="1"
|style="height:100px"; style="width:25%" border="1" bgcolor="LightSteelBlue" | '''Cardiovascular'''
|style="height:100px"; style="width:75%" border="1" bgcolor="Beige" | [[Abdominal aortic aneurysm rupture]], [[ischemic colitis]], [[malignant hypertension]], [[acute mesenteric ischemia|mesenteric artery ischemia]], [[pulmonary embolism]], [[pulmonary infarction]], [[renovascular disease|renal artery dissection]], [[renovascular disease|renal artery embolism]], [[renal infarction]], [[renal vein thrombosis]], [[rheumatoid vasculitis]], [[embolization|splenic artery embolization]], [[splenic infarction]], [[systemic vasculitis]]
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|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
| '''Chemical/Poisoning'''
|bgcolor="Beige"| [[aluminum|Aluminum toxicity]], [[arsenic poisoning]], [[cadmium|cadmium toxicity]], [[chromium poisoning]], [[copper|copper poisoning]], [[ecstasy overdose]], [[ethylene glycol poisoning]], [[food poisoning]], [[gold]], [[heavy metals]], [[iron poisoning]], [[lead poisoning]], [[mercury poisoning]], [[methanol]], [[organophosphate poisoning]], [[silver|silver poisoning]], [[toxic mushrooms]]
|-
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
| '''Dental'''
|bgcolor="Beige"| No underlying causes
|-
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
| '''Dermatologic'''
|bgcolor="Beige"| [[Scarlet fever]], [[scleroderma]], [[shingles]]
|-
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
| '''Drug Side Effect'''
|bgcolor="Beige"| [[Aspirin]], [[contrast agents]], [[bleomycin]], [[chemotherapeutic agents]], [[cisplatin]], [[colchicine]], [[cyclosporin]], [[diclofenac]], [[fentanyl toxicity]], [[ibuprofen]], [[indomethacin]], [[malignant hyperthermia]], [[mercaptopurine]], [[methotrexate]], [[metronidazole]], [[naproxen]], [[NSAID|nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs)]], [[pentamidine]], [[Reye's syndrome]], [[salicylates]], [[statin]], [[steroid abuse]], [[sulindac]], [[tetracycline]], [[thrombolytic therapy]], [[tramadol toxicity]], [[hypervitaminosis D|vitamin D toxicity]], [[warfarin]]
|-
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
| '''Ear Nose Throat'''
|bgcolor="Beige"| No underlying causes
|-
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
| '''Endocrine'''
|bgcolor="Beige"| [[Addisonian crisis]], [[adrenal hemorrhage]], [[carcinoid]], [[diabetic ketoacidosis]], [[multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1]]
|-
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
| '''Environmental'''
|bgcolor="Beige"| [[Organophosphate poisoning]]
|-
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
| '''Gastroenterologic'''
|bgcolor="Beige"| [[blunt trauma|Abdominal compartment syndrome]], [[diverticulitis|acute diverticulitis]], [[pancreatitis|acute pancreatitis]], [[chronic constipation]], [[collagenous colitis]], [[colon cancer]], [[lymphoma|colonic lymphoma]], [[splenomegaly|congestive splenomegaly]], [[Crohn's disease]], [[eosinophilic gastroenteritis]], [[familial adenomatous polyposis]], [[gastroenteritis]], [[gout]], [[hepatorenal syndrome]], [[intestinal pseudo-obstruction]], [[intussusception]], [[irritable bowel syndrome]], [[ischemic colitis]], [[mesothelioma|malignant peritoneal mesothelioma]], [[milk-alkali syndrome]], [[gastric ulcer|perforated gastric ulcer]], [[peritonitis]], [[polycystic kidney disease]], [[porphyria]], [[scarlet fever]], [[scleroderma]], [[abdominal abscess|splenic abscess]], [[splenic infarction]], [[abdominal abscess|subphrenic abscess]], [[rupture spleen|traumatic splenic rupture]], [[ulcerative colitis]], [[hamartoma|visceral hamartoma]], [[hemangioma|visceral hemangioma]], [[volvulus]], [[Wandering spleen|wandering spleen syndrome]]
|-
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
| '''Genetic'''
|bgcolor="Beige"| [[bowel obstruction|Colon atresia]], [[cystinuria]], [[Dent's disease]], [[familial adenomatous polyposis]], [[homocystinuria]], [[Meckel syndrome]], [[polycystic kidney disease]], [[porphyria]], [[primary hyperoxaluria]], [[sickle cell anemia]], [[tuberous sclerosis]], [[Von Hippel-Lindau Disease]], [[WAGR syndrome]], [[Williams syndrome]]
|-
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
| '''Hematologic'''
|bgcolor="Beige"| [[Antiphospholipid syndrome]], [[lymphoma]], [[porphyria]], [[sickle cell anemia]]
|-
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
| '''Iatrogenic'''
|bgcolor="Beige"| [[Cystometry]], [[dialysis]], [[exercise]], [[surgery|intra abdominal adhesions]], [[abdominal surgery|pelvic surgery]], [[biopsy|percutaneous renal biopsy]], [[radiation therapy]], [[referred pain]], [[ embolization|splenic artery embolization]], [[Hypervitaminosis D|vitamin D toxicity]]
|-
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
| '''Infectious Disease'''
|bgcolor="Beige"| [[candida|Fungal bezoars]], [[gastroenteritis]], [[HIV]], [[pleural effusion|inflammatory pleural effusions]], [[parasitic worm|intestinal worm infestation]], [[mediterranean spotted fever]], [[miliary tuberculosis]], [[mycobacterium avium complex]], [[abdominal abscess|perinephric abscess]], [[peritonitis]], [[pneumonia]], [[post streptococcal glomerulonephritis]], [[pyelonephritis]], [[kidney abscess|renal abscess]], [[mucormycosis|renal mucormycosis]], [[renal tuberculosis]], [[abdominal abscess|retroperitoneal abscess]], [[shingles]], [[abdominal abscess|splenic abscess]], [[urinary tract infection]], [[sepsis|urosepsis]], [[dengue|viral hemorrhagic fevers]]
|-
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
| '''Musculoskeletal/Orthopedic'''
|bgcolor="Beige"| [[spasm|Abdominal muscle spasm]], [[strain|abdominal muscle strain]], [[strain|abdominal muscle tear]], [[spinal disc herniation|disc disease]], [[gout]], [[referred pain|referred pain from back]], [[arthritis|spinal arthritis]]
|-
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
| '''Neurologic'''
|bgcolor="Beige"|
|-
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
| '''Nutritional/Metabolic'''
|bgcolor="Beige"| [[Carbohydrate-deficient glycoprotein syndrome]], [[cystinuria]], [[homocystinuria]], [[hyperuricaemia]], [[oxalosis]]
|-
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
| '''Obstetric/Gynecologic'''
|bgcolor="Beige"| [[Eclampsia]], [[ectopic pregnancy]], [[endometriosis]], [[gestational trophoblastic disease]], [[ovarian torsion]], [[pelvic inflammatory disease]]
|-
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
| '''Oncologic'''
|bgcolor="Beige"| [[Colon cancer]], [[lymphoma|colonic lymphoma]], [[familial adenomatous polyposis]], [[mesothelioma|malignant peritoneal mesothelioma]], [[hemangiosarcoma|renal angiosarcoma]], [[renal cell carcinoma]], [[tuberous sclerosis]], [[tumor lysis syndrome]], [[hamartoma|visceral hamartoma]], [[hemangioma|visceral hemangioma]], [[Von Hippel-Lindau disease]], [[WAGR syndrome]], [[Wilms' tumor]]
|-
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
| '''Ophthalmologic'''
|bgcolor="Beige"| No underlying causes
|-
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
| '''Overdose/Toxicity'''
|bgcolor="Beige"| [[cocaine|Cocaine overdose]], [[contrast agents]], [[fentanyl toxicity]], [[steroid abuse]], [[tramadol toxicity]]
|-
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
| '''Psychiatric'''
|bgcolor="Beige"| [[Intestinal pseudo-obstruction]], [[irritable bowel syndrome]]
|-
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
| '''Pulmonary'''
|bgcolor="Beige"| [[Empyema]], [[pleural effusion|inflammatory pleural effusions]], [[pneumonia]], [[pulmonary embolism]], [[pulmonary infarction]], [[systemic lupus erythematosus]], [[Wegener's granulomatosis]]
|-
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
| '''Renal/Electrolyte'''
|bgcolor="Beige"| [[Acute kidney injury]], [[Alport syndrome]], [[cystinuria]], [[Dent's disease]], [[Denys-Drash syndrome]], [[Goodpasture syndrome]], [[homocystinuria]], [[loin pain hematuria syndrome]], [[Meckel syndrome]], [[medullary cystic kidney disease]], [[megaureter]], [[membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis]], [[myoglobinuria]], [[nephrocalcinosis]], [[neurogenic bladder]], [[oxalosis]], [[kidney abscess|perinephric abscess]], [[polycystic kidney disease]], [[kidney transplantation|post renal transplantation]], [[post streptococcal glomerulonephritis]], [[posterior urethral valves]], [[pyelonephritis]], [[reflux nephropathy]], [[hemangiosarcoma|renal angiosarcoma]], [[renal cell carcinoma]], [[mucormycosis|renal mucormycosis]], [[renal papillary necrosis]], [[renovascular disease|renal thromboembolism]], [[renal tuberculosis]], [[renal tubular acidosis]], [[ureterocele]] , [[retroperitoneal fibrosis]], [[scleroderma]], [[systemic lupus erythematosus]], [[tuberous sclerosis]], [[tubulointerstitial nephritis]], [[Turner syndrome]], [[cystometry|ureteral strictures]], [[obstructive uropathy|urinary outflow obstruction]], [[urinary tract infection]], [[vesicoureteral reflux]], [[Von Hippel-Lindau disease]], [[WAGR syndrome]], [[Wegener's granulomatosis]], [[Weil syndrome]], [[Williams syndrome]], [[Wilms tumor]], [[pyelonephritis|xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis]]
|-
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
| '''Rheumatology/Immunology/Allergy'''
|bgcolor="Beige"| [[eosinophilic gastroenteritis|Allergic gastroenteropathy]], [[Crohn's disease]], [[Ormond's disease]], [[paroxysmal nocturnal haemoglobinuria]], [[kidney transplantation|post renal transplantation]], [[poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis]], [[Reye's syndrome]], [[rheumatoid vasculitis]], [[scarlet fever]], [[systemic lupus erythematosus]], [[systemic vasculitis]], [[ulcerative colitis]], [[Wegener's granulomatosis]]
|-
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
| '''Sexual'''
|bgcolor="Beige"| [[Denys-Drash syndrome]], [[Turner syndrome]]
|-
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
| '''Trauma'''
|bgcolor="Beige"| [[strain|Abdominal muscle strain]], [[strain|abdominal muscle tear]], [[spinal disc herniation|disc prolapse]], [[electrical burns]], [[radiculitis]], [[rib fractures]], [[rupture spleen|traumatic splenic rupture]]
|-
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
| '''Urologic'''
|bgcolor="Beige"| No underlying causes
|-
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
| '''Miscellaneous'''
|bgcolor="Beige"| [[Chronic constipation]], [[idiopathic]], [[splenosis]]
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===Causes in Alphabetical Order===
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*[[Blunt trauma|Abdominal compartment syndrome]]
*[[Acute kidney injury]]
*[[pancreatitis|Acute pancreatitis]]
*[[spasm|Abdominal muscle spasm]]
*[[strain|Abdominal muscle strain]]
*[[strain|Abdominal muscle tear]]
*[[diverticulitis|Acute diverticulitis]]
*[[Addisonian crisis]]
*[[Adrenal hemorrhage]]
*[[eosinophilic gastroenteritis|Allergic gastroenteropathy]]
*[[Alport syndrome]]
*[[Aluminum |Aluminum toxicity]]
*[[Antiphospholipid syndrome]]
*[[Arsenic|Arsenic poisoning]]
*[[Aspirin]]
*[[gastritis|Autoimmune gastritis]]
*[[Cadmium|Cadmium toxicity]]
*[[Carbohydrate-deficient glycoprotein  syndrome]]
*[[Carcinoid]]
*[[Chromium|Chromium poisoning]]
*[[Chronic constipation]]
*[[Cocaine|Cocaine overdose]]
*[[Colchicine toxicity]]
*[[Collagenous colitis]]
*[[intestinal obstruction|Colon atresia]]
*[[Colon cancer]]
*[[lymphoma|Colonic lymphoma]]
*[[Contrast agents]]
*[[Copper|Copper poisoning]]
*[[Crohn's disease]]
*[[Cyclosporin]]
*[[Cystinuria]]
*[[Cystometry]]
*[[Dent's disease]]
*[[Denys-Drash syndrome]]
*[[Diabetic ketoacidosis]]
*[[Dialysis]]
*[[Diclofenac]]
*[[spinal disc herniation|Disc disease]]
*[[Eclampsia]]
*[[Ecstasy overdose]]
*[[Ectopic pregnancy]]
*[[Electrical burns]]
*[[Empyema]]
*[[Endometriosis]]
*[[Eosinophilic gastroenteritis]]
*[[Ethylene glycol poisoning]]
*[[Exercise]]
*[[Familial adenomatous polyposis]]
*[[Fentanyl toxicity]]
*[[Food poisoning]]
*[[aspergillus|Fungal bezoars]]
*[[Gastroenteritis]]
*[[Gestational trophoblastic disease]]
*[[Gold]]
*[[Goodpasture syndrome]]
*[[Gout]]
*[[Heavy metals]]
*[[Hemolytic uremic syndrome]]
*[[Hepatorenal syndrome]]
*[[Homocystinuria]]
*[[Hyperparathyroidism]]
*[[Hyperuricaemia]]
*[[Ibuprofen]]
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*[[Idiopathic]]
*[[Indomethacin]]
*[[Infective endocarditis]]
*[[pleural effusion|Inflammatory pleural effusion]]
*[[Intestinal pseudo-obstruction]]
*[[parasitic worm|Intestinal worm infestation]]
*[[adhesions|Intra abdominal adhesions]]
*[[Intussusception]]
*[[Iron poisoning]]
*[[Irritable bowel syndrome]]
*[[Ischemic colitis]]
*[[Lead poisoning]]
*[[Loin pain hematuria syndrome]]
*[[Lymphoma]]
*[[Malignant hypertension]]
*[[Malignant hyperthermia]]
*[[mesothelioma|Malignant peritoneal mesothelioma]]
*[[Meckel syndrome]]
*[[Mediterranean spotted fever]]
*[[Medullary cystic kidney disease]]
*[[Membranoproliferative  glomerulonephritis]]
*[[Ménétrier's disease]]
*[[Mercaptopurine]]
*[[Mercury poisoning]]
*[[acute mesenteric ischemia|Mesenteric artery ischemia]]
*[[Methanol]]
*[[Methotrexate]]
*[[Metronidazole]]
*[[Miliary tuberculosis]]
*[[Milk-alkali syndrome]]
*[[Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1]]
*[[Mycobacterium avium complex]]
*[[Myoglobinuria ]]
*[[Naproxen]]
*[[Nephrocalcinosis]]
*[[Neurogenic bladder]]
*[[NSAID|Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs)]]
*[[Organophosphate poisoning]]
*[[Ormond's disease]]
*[[Ovarian torsion]]
*[[Oxalosis]]
*[[Paroxysmal nocturnal haemoglobinuria]]
*[[Pelvic inflammatory disease]]
*[[biopsy|Percutaneous renal biopsy]]
*[[gastric ulcer|Perforated gastric ulcer]]
*[[kidney abscess|Perinephric abscess]]
*[[Peritonitis]]
*[[Pernicious anemia]]
*[[Pneumonia]]
*[[Polycystic kidney disease|Polycystic kidney disease]]
*[[Polycythemia vera]]
*[[Porphyria]]
*[[kidney transplantation|Post renal transplantation]]
*[[Post streptococcal  glomerulonephritis]]
*[[Primary hyperoxaluria]]
*[[Pulmonary embolism]]
*[[Pulmonary infarction]]
*[[Pyelonephritis]]
*[[Radiation therapy]]
*[[Referred pain]]
*[[Reflux nephropathy]]
*[[kidney abscess|Renal abscess]]
*[[hemangiosarcoma|Renal angiosarcoma]]
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*[[renovascular disease|Renal artery dissection]]
*[[renovascular disease|Renal artery embolism]]
*[[Renal cell carcinoma]]
*[[Renal infarction]]
*[[mucormycosis|Renal mucormycosis]]
*[[Renal papillary necrosis]]
*[[Renal tuberculosis]]
*[[Renal tubular acidosis]]
*[[Renal tubular acidosis]]
*[[Renal vein thrombosis]]
*[[abdominal abscess|Retroperitoneal abscess]]
*[[Retroperitoneal fibrosis]]
*[[Reye's syndrome]]
*[[Rheumatoid vasculitis]]
*[[Rib fractures]]
*[[Salicylates]]
*[[Scarlet fever]]
*[[Scleroderma]]
*[[Shingles]]
*[[Sickle Cell Anemia]]
*[[Silver|Silver poisoning]]
*[[arthritis|Spinal arthritis]]
*[[abdominal abscess|Splenic abscess]]
*[[embolization|Splenic artery embolization]]
*[[Splenic infarction]]
*[[lymphoma|Splenic lymphoma]]
*[[Splenomegaly]]
*[[Splenosis]]
*[[Statin]]
*[[Steroid abuse]]
*[[Subphrenic abscess]]
*[[Systemic lupus erythematosus]]
*[[Systemic vasculitis]]
*[[Tetracycline]]
*[[Thrombolytic therapy]]
*[[Tietze's syndrome]]
*[[Toxic mushrooms]]
*[[Tramadol toxicity]]
*[[rupture spleen|Traumatic splenic rupture]]
*[[Tuberous sclerosis]]
*[[Tubulointerstitial nephritis]]
*[[Tumor lysis syndrome]]
*[[Turner Syndrome]]
*[[Ulcerative colitis]]
*[[cystometry|Ureteral strictures]]
*[[Ureterocele]]
*[[obstructive uropathy|Urinary outflow obstruction]]
*[[Urinary tract infection]]
*[[sepsis|Urosepsis]]
*[[dengue|Viral hemorrhagic fevers]]
*[[hamartoma|Visceral hamartoma]]
*[[hemangioma|Visceral hemangioma]]
*[[hypervitaminosis D|Vitamin D toxicity]]
*[[Volvulus]]
*[[Von Hippel-Lindau Disease]]
*[[WAGR Syndrome]]
*[[Wandering spleen|Wandering spleen syndrome]]
*[[Warfarin]]
*[[Wegener's granulomatosis]]
*[[Weil syndrome]]
*[[Williams Syndrome]]
*[[Wilms tumor]]
*[[ pyelonephritis|Xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis]]
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Left flank pain refers to pain that is located below the ribs and above the pelvis and on the left side. Flank pain is often a sign of kidney problems, but it can also point to other pathologies arising from descending colon, small intestine, peritoneum, abdominal muscles and on rare occasion pancreas. Women experience flank pain more commonly than men because of increased risk of urinary tract infections.

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Life-threatening causes include conditions which may result in death or permanent disability within 24 hours if left untreated.

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Cardiovascular Abdominal aortic aneurysm rupture, ischemic colitis, malignant hypertension, mesenteric artery ischemia, pulmonary embolism, pulmonary infarction, renal artery dissection, renal artery embolism, renal infarction, renal vein thrombosis, rheumatoid vasculitis, splenic artery embolization, splenic infarction, systemic vasculitis
Chemical/Poisoning Aluminum toxicity, arsenic poisoning, cadmium toxicity, chromium poisoning, copper poisoning, ecstasy overdose, ethylene glycol poisoning, food poisoning, gold, heavy metals, iron poisoning, lead poisoning, mercury poisoning, methanol, organophosphate poisoning, silver poisoning, toxic mushrooms
Dental No underlying causes
Dermatologic Scarlet fever, scleroderma, shingles
Drug Side Effect Aspirin, contrast agents, bleomycin, chemotherapeutic agents, cisplatin, colchicine, cyclosporin, diclofenac, fentanyl toxicity, ibuprofen, indomethacin, malignant hyperthermia, mercaptopurine, methotrexate, metronidazole, naproxen, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), pentamidine, Reye's syndrome, salicylates, statin, steroid abuse, sulindac, tetracycline, thrombolytic therapy, tramadol toxicity, vitamin D toxicity, warfarin
Ear Nose Throat No underlying causes
Endocrine Addisonian crisis, adrenal hemorrhage, carcinoid, diabetic ketoacidosis, multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1
Environmental Organophosphate poisoning
Gastroenterologic Abdominal compartment syndrome, acute diverticulitis, acute pancreatitis, chronic constipation, collagenous colitis, colon cancer, colonic lymphoma, congestive splenomegaly, Crohn's disease, eosinophilic gastroenteritis, familial adenomatous polyposis, gastroenteritis, gout, hepatorenal syndrome, intestinal pseudo-obstruction, intussusception, irritable bowel syndrome, ischemic colitis, malignant peritoneal mesothelioma, milk-alkali syndrome, perforated gastric ulcer, peritonitis, polycystic kidney disease, porphyria, scarlet fever, scleroderma, splenic abscess, splenic infarction, subphrenic abscess, traumatic splenic rupture, ulcerative colitis, visceral hamartoma, visceral hemangioma, volvulus, wandering spleen syndrome
Genetic Colon atresia, cystinuria, Dent's disease, familial adenomatous polyposis, homocystinuria, Meckel syndrome, polycystic kidney disease, porphyria, primary hyperoxaluria, sickle cell anemia, tuberous sclerosis, Von Hippel-Lindau Disease, WAGR syndrome, Williams syndrome
Hematologic Antiphospholipid syndrome, lymphoma, porphyria, sickle cell anemia
Iatrogenic Cystometry, dialysis, exercise, intra abdominal adhesions, pelvic surgery, percutaneous renal biopsy, radiation therapy, referred pain, splenic artery embolization, vitamin D toxicity
Infectious Disease Fungal bezoars, gastroenteritis, HIV, inflammatory pleural effusions, intestinal worm infestation, mediterranean spotted fever, miliary tuberculosis, mycobacterium avium complex, perinephric abscess, peritonitis, pneumonia, post streptococcal glomerulonephritis, pyelonephritis, renal abscess, renal mucormycosis, renal tuberculosis, retroperitoneal abscess, shingles, splenic abscess, urinary tract infection, urosepsis, viral hemorrhagic fevers
Musculoskeletal/Orthopedic Abdominal muscle spasm, abdominal muscle strain, abdominal muscle tear, disc disease, gout, referred pain from back, spinal arthritis
Neurologic
Nutritional/Metabolic Carbohydrate-deficient glycoprotein syndrome, cystinuria, homocystinuria, hyperuricaemia, oxalosis
Obstetric/Gynecologic Eclampsia, ectopic pregnancy, endometriosis, gestational trophoblastic disease, ovarian torsion, pelvic inflammatory disease
Oncologic Colon cancer, colonic lymphoma, familial adenomatous polyposis, malignant peritoneal mesothelioma, renal angiosarcoma, renal cell carcinoma, tuberous sclerosis, tumor lysis syndrome, visceral hamartoma, visceral hemangioma, Von Hippel-Lindau disease, WAGR syndrome, Wilms' tumor
Ophthalmologic No underlying causes
Overdose/Toxicity Cocaine overdose, contrast agents, fentanyl toxicity, steroid abuse, tramadol toxicity
Psychiatric Intestinal pseudo-obstruction, irritable bowel syndrome
Pulmonary Empyema, inflammatory pleural effusions, pneumonia, pulmonary embolism, pulmonary infarction, systemic lupus erythematosus, Wegener's granulomatosis
Renal/Electrolyte Acute kidney injury, Alport syndrome, cystinuria, Dent's disease, Denys-Drash syndrome, Goodpasture syndrome, homocystinuria, loin pain hematuria syndrome, Meckel syndrome, medullary cystic kidney disease, megaureter, membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis, myoglobinuria, nephrocalcinosis, neurogenic bladder, oxalosis, perinephric abscess, polycystic kidney disease, post renal transplantation, post streptococcal glomerulonephritis, posterior urethral valves, pyelonephritis, reflux nephropathy, renal angiosarcoma, renal cell carcinoma, renal mucormycosis, renal papillary necrosis, renal thromboembolism, renal tuberculosis, renal tubular acidosis, ureterocele , retroperitoneal fibrosis, scleroderma, systemic lupus erythematosus, tuberous sclerosis, tubulointerstitial nephritis, Turner syndrome, ureteral strictures, urinary outflow obstruction, urinary tract infection, vesicoureteral reflux, Von Hippel-Lindau disease, WAGR syndrome, Wegener's granulomatosis, Weil syndrome, Williams syndrome, Wilms tumor, xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis
Rheumatology/Immunology/Allergy Allergic gastroenteropathy, Crohn's disease, Ormond's disease, paroxysmal nocturnal haemoglobinuria, post renal transplantation, poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis, Reye's syndrome, rheumatoid vasculitis, scarlet fever, systemic lupus erythematosus, systemic vasculitis, ulcerative colitis, Wegener's granulomatosis
Sexual Denys-Drash syndrome, Turner syndrome
Trauma Abdominal muscle strain, abdominal muscle tear, disc prolapse, electrical burns, radiculitis, rib fractures, traumatic splenic rupture
Urologic No underlying causes
Miscellaneous Chronic constipation, idiopathic, splenosis

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