Dietl’s crisis /dē″təlz/ [Joseph Dietl, Polish physician, 1804–1878; Gk, krisis, turning point] , a sudden excruciating pain in the kidney caused by distension of the renal pelvis, rapid ingestion of large amounts of liquid, or kinking of a ureter that produces temporary occlusion of the flow of urine from the kidney. The pain may be accompanied by nausea, vomiting, hematuria, and general collapse. See also hydronephrosis.
