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A 24-year-old man presents to the emergency department with 12 hours of severe left flank pain radiating to the groin, nausea, and microscopic haematuria on urinalysis. He is afebrile. A non-contrast CT scan shows a 4 mm calculus in the distal left ureter with no hydronephrosis. What is the most appropriate initial management?

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