[Nephritic colic management in an emergency room of a referral hospital].

Background: To evaluate the diagnostic and therapeutic management of patients with nephritic colic in a referral hospital, their monitoring and the incidence of alternative diagnoses.

Methods: This is a retrospective review of 182 randomly selected patients who presented a clinical diagnosis compatible with nephritic colic in a referral hospital. In these cases initial treatment, monitoring and alternative diagnoses have been evaluated.