This 84-year-old woman reports for a CT scan after experienc | Figure 1

Case Summary

This 84-year-old woman reports for a CT scan after experiencing right lower quadrant pain. She has a history of a right kidney stone. Can you piece together the somewhat-complex chain of events that has led to her problems? Hint: You might want to start somewhere other than the kidney and look for something that might have a "snowball" effect. #AbdominalCT #CT #radiology #radres

Additional Information

• You can view up to 4 cases without signing up Sign up for unlimited access

Similar Cases

1. Low-dose CT for right renal colic. What else do you see?

2. Patient 64 years old present by dull aching pain in right side radiating to testis, dysuria, ultrasound show mild back pressure in right kidney. Free left kidney.

3. Update to earlier case, patient with left loin pain, microscopic hematuria, and possibly some hydronephrosis left kidney.

4. Follow-up on an earlier case, CT showed an obstructing right 8mm calculus in the proximal ureter with resultant hydroureteronephrosis

Trending Now

1. A 52-year-old man presented with a 20-minute history of chest pain radiating to the left shoulder and neck.

2. A 28-year-old woman presented with a 3-day history of intense pruritus over the lower back.

3. A 4-month-old male infant presented with skin lesions localized to the chin.

4. Patient in late teens presenting after a collapse, no chest pain.