title: Urolithiasis and pregnancy.
abstract: The diagnosis of urolithiasis during pregnancy is common, even though no additional measures are required in asymptomatic cases. Renal colic or complications of urinary lithiasis occur more frequently during the last months of pregnancy, and there are several particularities for the diagnosis and treatment of this subset of women. The present manuscript aim to review the current knowledge concerning this subject and present authors personal experience.
authors.affiliation: Faculdade de Medicina do ABC.
authors.forename: Fernando
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Korkes
authors.affiliation: Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein.
authors.forename: Eduardo Costa
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: Rauen
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal de São Paulo.
authors.forename: Ita Pfeferman
authors.initials: IP
authors.lastname: Heilberg
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D052878:Urolithiasis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy