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===[[Flank pain|Flank Pain]]===
*Vascular
**[[Abdominal aortic aneurysm]]
**[[Renal infarction|Renal artery embolism]]
**Renal vein thrombosis 
**[[Aortic dissection]] 
**[[Mesenteric ischemia]] 
*Renal
**[[Pyelonephritis]] 
**[[Perinephric abscess]]
**Perinephric hematoma
**Papillary necrosis 
**Renal cell carcinoma
**Obstructive uropathy
***May or may not be due to [[nephrolithiasis]] 
**[[Renal infarction]]
**Renal hemorrhage 
*Ureter
**[[Nephrolithiasis]]
**Blood clot 
**Stricture 
**Tumor (primary or metastatic) 
*Bladder
**Tumor 
**Varicose vein 
**[[Cystitis]] 
*GI
**[[Biliary colic]] 
**[[Pancreatitis]] 
**Perforated [[peptic ulcer]]
**[[Appendicitis]] (appendix may be pushed to [[RUQ pain|RUQ]] in pregnancy)
**[[Inguinal Hernia]] 
**[[Diverticulitis]] 
**Cancer 
**[[Bowel obstruction]] 
*Gynecologic
**[[Ectopic Pregnancy]] 
**[[PID]]/[[TOA]]
**[[Ovarian cyst]] 
**[[Ovarian torsion]] 
**[[Endometriosis]] 
**[[Mittelschmerz]] or benign ovulatory pain
*GU
**[[Testicular torsion]] 
**[[Epididymitis]] 
*Other
**[[Shingles]]
**Lower lobe [[pneumonia]] 
**[[Retroperitoneal hematoma]], abscess, or tumor
**[[Epidural abscess]]
**[[Epidural hematoma]]
**Rib contusion/fracture