On the pain scale, she explodes all the scores:
"Patients have already told me that they suffered more because of their renal colic than when
they gave birth without an epidural
"
, reports Dr. Lucile Figueres , nephrologist at the University Hospital of Nantes.
But sooner or later, about 10% of the population will end up being affected at least once in their life.
“Renal colic is the third reason for consultation in the emergency room.
You have to imagine that at all times in each emergency department, there is at least one person suffering from renal colic!
, exclaims Professor Romain Boissier, urologist at the CHU de la Conception in Marseille (AP-HM).
The problem can occur at any age, but on average patients are 45 years old and two-thirds are men.
Renal colic occurs when an obstacle - most often a stone - obstructs the urinary tract downstream of a kidney.
“Meanwhile, the kidney continues to filter
urine
, so fluid will accumulate…
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