OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the safety of renal stone treatment by extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) during pregnancy. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Data from 824 women of reproductive age who were treated by ESWL were analysed and the patients surveyed using a questionnaire about pregnancies, to which 636 (76%) responded. Of these patients, six had inadvertently undergone ESWL for renal stones during the first month of pregnancy. The stones were detected and located during ESWL using ultrasonography. RESULTS: The six patients gave birth to six children who had no detectable malformations or chromosomal anomalies. CONCLUSION: Although these results suggest that there were no adverse effects of ESWL during early pregnancy, a larger series should be assessed to confirm the safety and long-term effects of ultrasound-guided ESWL in the treatment of renal calculi during pregnancy. We do not advocate lithotripsy as a treatment for renal calculi in pregnancy, but inadvertent lithotripsy in a pregnant woman is not a cause for concern.
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the safety of renal stone treatment by extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) during pregnancy. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Data from 824 women of reproductive age who were treated by ESWL were analysed and the patients surveyed using a questionnaire about pregnancies, to which 636 (76%) responded. Of these patients, six had inadvertently undergone ESWL for renal stones during the first month of pregnancy. The stones were detected and located during ESWL using ultrasonography. RESULTS: The six patients gave birth to six children who had no detectable malformations or chromosomal anomalies. CONCLUSION: Although these results suggest that there were no adverse effects of ESWL during early pregnancy, a larger series should be assessed to confirm the safety and long-term effects of ultrasound-guided ESWL in the treatment of renal calculi during pregnancy. We do not advocate lithotripsy as a treatment for renal calculi in pregnancy, but inadvertent lithotripsy in a pregnant woman is not a cause for concern.
Authors: Leonardo Tortolero Blanco; Moises Rodriguez Socarras; Rubén Fabuena Montero; Elena López Diez; Antonio Ojea Calvo; Sergio Alonso Y Gregorio; José Ramón Cansino; Juan Antonio Galan; Juan Gómez Rivas Journal: Cent European J Urol Date: 2016-10-28
Authors: Mustafa Ozbayrak; Iffet Cavdar; Mehmet Seven; Lebriz Uslu; Nami Yeyin; Handan Tanyildizi; Mohammad Abuqbeitah; A Serdar Acikgoz; Abdullah Tuten; Mustafa Demir Journal: Korean J Radiol Date: 2015-10-26 Impact factor: 3.500