TY - JOUR T1 - The radiology investigation of renal colic in the emergency department JF - Emergency Medicine Journal JO - Emerg Med J SP - 77 LP - 77 DO - 10.1136/emj.2009.075028 VL - 27 IS - 1 AU - Kieran Foley Y1 - 2010/01/01 UR - http://emj.bmj.com/content/27/1/77.2.abstract N2 - The British Association of Urological Surgeons1 has released new guidelines in December 2008 entitled “Guidelines for Acute Management of First Presentation of Renal/Ureteric Lithiasis”.These guidelines apply to all emergency departments and suggest that the initial radiological investigation should be kidneys, ureter, and bladder (KUB) radiograph, followed by a non-contrast CT scan within 24 h of presentation. This is to “confirm the diagnosis, or for planning … ER -