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Table 1 Alternative diagnoses to ureteric colic made by UHCT.

From: Incidental diagnosis of diseases on un-enhanced helical computed tomography performed for ureteric colic

Alternative or additional diagnosis

n = 28

Confirmation of diagnosis

Modality used for confirmation

Inflammatory conditions

   

Cholelithiasis

3

3

Ultrasound

Pyelonephritis

2

2

Clinical picture/ microbiology

Appendicitis

3

1

Per-opearative findings/ pathology

Pancreatitis

1

1

Biochemical

Cholecystitis

1

1

Per-operative findings/ pathology

Mesenteric lymphadenitis

1

-

Clinical follow up

Spleenic abscess

1

1

Ultrasound

Tumors/Mass

   

Adenaxal mass

4

2

Ultrasound

Ovarian cyst

2

1

Ultrasound

Renal mass

2

1

Ultrasound

Incidentaloma

1

1

Ultrasound

Pelvic mass

1

1

Ultrasound

Vertebral metastasis

1

1

Histopathology

Pancreatic head cyst*

1

-

-

Other Urological disease

   

Uretero-pelvic junction obstruction

2

2

Reterograde urography/ diuretic renography

Ureteric stricture

1

1

Retrograde urography

Bladder outlet obstruction

1

1

Urodynamics

  1. *Patient lost to follow up