Stones During Pregnancy: Difference between revisions
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== Management == | == Management == | ||
* '''<span style="color:#ff0000">First-line: observation in pregnant patients and well controlled symptoms</span>''' | * '''<span style="color:#ff0000">Options:</span>''' | ||
**'''<span style="color:#ff0000">First-line: observation</span>''' | |||
**'''<span style="color:#ff0000">Second-line:</span>''' | |||
***'''<span style="color:#ff0000">Pharmacological intervention: M</span>''' | |||
*'''<span style="color:#ff0000">First-line: observation in pregnant patients and well controlled symptoms</span>''' | |||
**50-80% of pregnant patients with symptomatic calculi will pass their stones spontaneously | **50-80% of pregnant patients with symptomatic calculi will pass their stones spontaneously | ||
**A stone event in pregnancy is associated with an increased risk of maternal and fetal morbidity, so patients should be followed closely for recurrent or persistent symptoms. | **A stone event in pregnancy is associated with an increased risk of maternal and fetal morbidity, so patients should be followed closely for recurrent or persistent symptoms. | ||