Application of Skin Electrical Conductance of Acupuncture Meridians for Ureteral Calculus: A Case Report
Renal colic is a common condition seen in the emergency department (ED). Our recent study showed that measures of electrical conductance may be used as supplementary diagnostic methods for patients with acute renal colic. Here, we describe the case of a 30-year-old male subject with a left ureteral...
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| description | Renal colic is a common condition seen in the emergency department (ED). Our recent study showed that measures of electrical conductance may be used as supplementary diagnostic methods for patients with acute renal colic. Here, we describe the case of a 30-year-old male subject with a left ureteral calculus who presented with frequency and normal-looking urine. He had already visited the outpatient department, but in vain. Normal urinalysis and nonobstructive urogram were reported at that time. Two days later, he was admitted to the ED because of abdominal pain in the left lower quadrant. The urinalysis did not detect red blood cells. Ultrasonography did not indicate hydronephrosis. The meridian electrical conductance and index of sympathovagal balance were found to be abnormal. High level of electrical conductance on the left bladder meridian was found. An unenhanced helical computed tomography was scheduled to reveal a left ureterovesical stone. Ureteroscopic intervention was later uneventfully performed, and the patient's pain was relieved. The follow-up measurements showed that the meridian parameters had returned to normal one month after treatment. This case suggests that bladder meridian electrical conductance might be used as a supplemental method for ureteral calculus diagnosis. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-461ae119a0fd4318af254c878acaa7262025-02-03T06:08:48ZengWileyCase Reports in Nephrology2090-66412090-665X2011-01-01201110.1155/2011/413532413532Application of Skin Electrical Conductance of Acupuncture Meridians for Ureteral Calculus: A Case ReportWu-Chou Lin0Yung-Hsiang Chen1Jian-Ming Xu2Der-Cherng Chen3Wen-Chi Chen4Chao-Te Lee5Graduate Institute of Integrated Medicine, School of Chinese Medicine and Graduate Institute of Clinical Medical Science, China Medical University, Taichung 40402, TaiwanGraduate Institute of Integrated Medicine, School of Chinese Medicine and Graduate Institute of Clinical Medical Science, China Medical University, Taichung 40402, TaiwanGraduate Institute of Geriatric Medicine, Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230000, ChinaGraduate Institute of Integrated Medicine, School of Chinese Medicine and Graduate Institute of Clinical Medical Science, China Medical University, Taichung 40402, TaiwanGraduate Institute of Integrated Medicine, School of Chinese Medicine and Graduate Institute of Clinical Medical Science, China Medical University, Taichung 40402, TaiwanGraduate Institute of Integrated Medicine, School of Chinese Medicine and Graduate Institute of Clinical Medical Science, China Medical University, Taichung 40402, TaiwanRenal colic is a common condition seen in the emergency department (ED). Our recent study showed that measures of electrical conductance may be used as supplementary diagnostic methods for patients with acute renal colic. Here, we describe the case of a 30-year-old male subject with a left ureteral calculus who presented with frequency and normal-looking urine. He had already visited the outpatient department, but in vain. Normal urinalysis and nonobstructive urogram were reported at that time. Two days later, he was admitted to the ED because of abdominal pain in the left lower quadrant. The urinalysis did not detect red blood cells. Ultrasonography did not indicate hydronephrosis. The meridian electrical conductance and index of sympathovagal balance were found to be abnormal. High level of electrical conductance on the left bladder meridian was found. An unenhanced helical computed tomography was scheduled to reveal a left ureterovesical stone. Ureteroscopic intervention was later uneventfully performed, and the patient's pain was relieved. The follow-up measurements showed that the meridian parameters had returned to normal one month after treatment. This case suggests that bladder meridian electrical conductance might be used as a supplemental method for ureteral calculus diagnosis.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/413532 |
| spellingShingle | Wu-Chou Lin Yung-Hsiang Chen Jian-Ming Xu Der-Cherng Chen Wen-Chi Chen Chao-Te Lee Application of Skin Electrical Conductance of Acupuncture Meridians for Ureteral Calculus: A Case Report Case Reports in Nephrology |
| title | Application of Skin Electrical Conductance of Acupuncture Meridians for Ureteral Calculus: A Case Report |
| title_full | Application of Skin Electrical Conductance of Acupuncture Meridians for Ureteral Calculus: A Case Report |
| title_fullStr | Application of Skin Electrical Conductance of Acupuncture Meridians for Ureteral Calculus: A Case Report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Application of Skin Electrical Conductance of Acupuncture Meridians for Ureteral Calculus: A Case Report |
| title_short | Application of Skin Electrical Conductance of Acupuncture Meridians for Ureteral Calculus: A Case Report |
| title_sort | application of skin electrical conductance of acupuncture meridians for ureteral calculus a case report |
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