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Objective: In this study, the incidence of stones, the conditions that can be confused with urolithiasis, diagnostic methods, localization and size of the stone and the preferred treatment methods in patients with flank pain were evaluated.Material and Methods: 377 patients were admitted to the emergency department with flank pain over a four-month period. The frequency of urinary tract stone disease, gender, age, occupation, body mass index, laboratory findings, the preferred diagnostic methods in patients with flank pain, the localization and size of the stones and other pathologies that is seen in patients with flank pain were evaluated.Results: 71.4% of the patients who were admitted to the emergency room with flank pain had urinary tract stone disease. Men with flank pain had higher rate of urinary stone disease than women. Patients suffering from one-sided costovertebral point tenderness CVPT had higher rate of urinary stone disease than those who suffered from two-sided costovertebral point tenderness. Conclusion: The majority of patients admitted to the emergency department with flank pain were diagnosed with urinary system stones. Ultrasonography should be preferred in the first examination in the emergency department because it is a cheap and safe method which is also easily accessible and non-invasive

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