Kidney Pain

Kidney Pain Symptoms and Causes If your back or flank hurts, you might understandably think you have kidney pain. But more often than not, your kidneys are probably not involved. Many people are surprised to learn that their kidneys are located relatively high on the back, just under the lower ribs (retroperitoneal space). pyelonephritis Kidney pain can be caused from -usually occurs on one side -dull in character urinary tract infection (UTI) infection or from -bleeding/pus in urine -fever INJURY blood clots eormhaging bleeding disorders flank pain bleeding trauama & less commonly from horseshoe kidney lack of blood flow due to arteriosclerosis of the arteries kidney polycystic kidney disease cancer a congenit abnormc of the shape of the kidney (renal arteries) Polycystic Kidneys blood clots in the veins (renal veins) Normal Kidneys