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Symptomatic urinary stone disease in pregnancy
Author(s) -
CHERIACHAN Deepak,
ARIANAYAGAM Mohan,
RASHID Prem
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.734
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1479-828X
pISSN - 0004-8666
DOI - 10.1111/j.1479-828x.2007.00798.x
Subject(s) - medicine , urinary system , pregnancy , sepsis , incidence (geometry) , obstetrics , disease , urinary tract obstruction , treatment modality , modalities , intensive care medicine , gynecology , surgery , social science , genetics , physics , sociology , optics , biology
Background: Symptomatic urinary calculi are rare in pregnancy with an incidence of one per 1500 pregnant women. Calculi may cause ureteric obstruction that can be further complicated by sepsis. This may have a significant morbidity for mother and fetus. Objective: To provide an update on the current investigations and management options for pregnant patients with symptomatic urinary calculi. Discussion: We discuss the different imaging modalities available to investigate the renal tract in pregnant women and propose a management pathway. This topic is particularly pertinent to obstetricians in their roles as coordinators of prenatal care.