Renal Stones, Pyelonephritis, and Urosepsis in Pregnancy

doi:10.1017/9781108975780.047

Chapter 39 - Renal Stones, Pyelonephritis, and Urosepsis in Pregnancy

from Section 7 - Hepato-Renal and Gastrointestinal Conditions in Pregnancy

Published online by Cambridge University Press: 23 February 2023

Nader Fahmy and

Amira El-Messidi

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Amira El-Messidi and

Alan D. Cameron

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Amira El-Messidi: Affiliation:
McGill University, Montréal
Alan D. Cameron: Affiliation:
University of Glasgow

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During your on-call duty, a healthy 24-year-old primigravida at 17 weeks’ gestation presents to the obstetric emergency assessment unit with a six-hour history of intermittent right flank pain.

Keywords

Pregnancy Renal calculi, stones Renal colic Physiology, calculi formation Investigations, serum, urine Imaging, sonography, magnetic resonance urography, abdominal CT, fetal radiation Management, conservative Maternal-fetal complications Pyelonephritis, sonography, obstetric complications Pharmacologic treatment Percutaneous nephrostomy Ureteroscopy, stone fragmentation, obstetric considerations Maternal urosepsis, definition, perinatal risks, investigations, management

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Information: OSCEs in Obstetrics and Maternal-Fetal Medicine
An Evidence-Based Approach
, pp. 509 - 520

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108975780.047 [Opens in a new window]

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Print publication year: 2023

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