Management of urolithiasis in pregnancy: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Hanieh Salehi-PourmehrSona TayebiNooriyeh DalirAkbariAmir GhabousianFateme TahmasbiFatemeh RahmatiAmirreza NaseriReyhaneh HajebrahimiRobab MehdipourMahdi Hemmati-GhavshoughAli MostafaeiSakineh Hajebrahimi

Published in: Scandinavian journal of surgery : SJS : official organ for the Finnish Surgical Society and the Scandinavian Surgical Society (2023)

The results showed that stent, pneumatic or laser lithotripsy, and ureteroscopic stone removal were the commonest used methods in the included studies. They can be effective and safe treatment approaches without major maternal or neonatal complications, and could be introduced as an effective and safe therapeutic method for urolithiasis during pregnancy. However, most of the included studies had moderate quality according to critical appraisal checklists. Further prospective studies are needed to reach a conclusion.

Keyphrases

case control
pregnancy outcomes
risk factors
mass spectrometry
quality improvement
physical activity
birth weight
high speed
weight loss