An obstructing stone in the renal pelvis or upper ureter causes:

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• ARadiating pain into the urethra with labia pain experienced in females or testicular pain in males
• BUrinary frequency and dysuria
• CSevere flank and abdominal pain with nausea, vomiting, diaphoresis, and pallor
• DDull, aching, back pain

• A
  5% (1)
• B
  5% (1)
• C
  89% (17)

Explanation

(A) Radiating pain in the urethra in both sexes, extending into the labia in females and into the testicle or penis in the male, indicates a stone in the middle or lower segment of the ureter. (B) Urinary frequency and dysuria are caused by a stone in the terminal segment of the ureter within the bladder wall. (C) An obstructing stone in the renal pelvis or upper ureter causes severe flank and abdominal pain with nausea, vomiting, diaphoresis, and pallor. (D) Dull and aching pain may indicate early stages of hydronephrosis. Also, a stone in the renal pelvis or upper ureter causes severe flank and abdominal pain.

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