Acupuncture treatment for the management of urolithiasis: a case report

Learning point for cliniciansA 24-year-old patient came to the acupuncture outpatient department with paroxysmal right flank pain.He was treated with manual acupuncture and reported an improvement of the pain after the treatment.The use of acupuncture as a rapid analgesia method in the management of urolithiasis deserves further investigation.