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Irina Negru1, C Pricop, Gh Costăchescu
1Universitatea de Medicină şi Farmacie Gr.T. Popa Iaşi Facultatea de Medicină, Clinica de Urologie şi Transplant Renal.
Unlabelled:
Renal colic in pregnant women is a serious condition, mainly when is associated with fever.
Material And Method:
Our retro-prospective study analyzes 111 cases managed conservatively or with endourological procedures for renal colic--insertion of JJ stents and percutaneous nephrostomy.
Results:
Clinical evolution determined the insertion of JJ stents in 60 cases and the failure of this procedure imposed percutaneous nephrostomy in 5 cases. In 56 cases urinary tract infection was associated and in 2 cases, despite all efforts, the patients deceased due to sever sepsis.
Conclusions:
The immediate drainage of the upper urinary tract for renal colic in pregnancy is the recommended treatment, especially when the pain is associated with fever. JJ stens were well tolerated, even when they were replaced after 3 months. Pregnant women with a history of UTI or stone disease should be carefully followed-up.
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