Consensus of multiple national guidelines: agreed strategies for initial stone management during COVID-19.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To review the existing available information regarding urolithiasis management and the impact of COVID-19 on this, and propose recommendations for management of emergency urolithiasis presentations in the COVID-19 era.

Methods

Review of published guidelines produced by Urological Governing Bodies, followed by the literature review regarding urolithiasis management during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Results

Consistent recommendations across guidelines and literature were that urolithiasis with concurrent sepsis or renal failure remains a urological emergency warranting urgent intervention within the pandemic environment. Ureteric stenting and percutaneous nephrostomy are considered equivalent for decompression in this setting, with both ideally to be performed under

SUBMITTER: Heijkoop B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7681178 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature