Severe unexplained loin pain (loin pain haematuria syndrome): Management and long-term outcome

QJM: An International Journal of Medicine

Volumn 100, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 369-381

  Bass, Christopher M ^a   Parrott, H ^a   Jack, T ^b   Baranowski, A ^c   Neild, G H ^d  

^a JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b CHURCHILL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON HOSPITALS   (United Kingdom)

^d MIDDLESEX HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMITRIPTYLINE; ANALGESIC AGENT; BUPRENORPHINE; CAPSAICIN; CARBAMAZEPINE; DEXTROPROPOXYPHENE PLUS PARACETAMOL; DIAZEPAM; DICLOFENAC; DIHYDROCODEINE; DIPIPANONE; DOSULEPIN; FLUOXETINE; GABAPENTIN; IBUPROFEN; IMIPRAMINE; LIDOCAINE; METHADONE; MORPHINE; MORPHINE SULFATE; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT; NEFOPAM; OXYCODONE; PAROXETINE; PETHIDINE; PROCHLORPERAZINE; SERTRALINE; TRAMADOL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DISEASE DURATION; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LOIN PAIN HEMATURIA SYNDROME; LONG TERM CARE; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RECURRENT DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOMATOFORM DISORDER; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34447570961     PISSN: 14602725     EISSN: 14602393     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/qjmed/hcm034     Document Type: Article

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