[Urolithiasis and pregnancy]

Urolithiasis disease during pregnancy fortunately is a relatively rare disease; nevertheless many times it complicates the diagnosis and treatment. This paper reviews the safety and efficacy of both and their relationships with mother and fetus and proposes different options for the urologist, gynecologist, and urogynecologist for the attention of pregnant women with suspicion of urolithiasis. The ultrasound seems to be the first-choice method during the pregnancy; it is available in many health centers and does not require too much experience for its interpretation. Intravenous urography, simple X-ray and magnetic resonance image with its limitations aid support to our clinical suspicion; additionally the uretheroscopy is the diagnostic and therapeutic method and can be used safely during the pregnancy; thus first-choice study is the ultrasound with changes in vascular resistance rates. Once diagnosis is established, conservative treatment is applied because the majority of patients has spontaneous elimination of stones (70 to 80%). Surgical intervention can be an option and when is needed, placement of an uretheral catheter JJ, percutaneous nephrostomy and uretheroscopy may be an option to definitive treatment.