Shock wave lithotripsy for a renal stone in a tetraplegic patient as a trigger for life-threatening posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome

Shock wave lithotripsy (SWL) is considered a non-invasive treatment for urinary stones and usually advocated for frail patients with spinal cord injury (SCI). We report a life-threatening complication, called posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES), in a tetraplegic person who underwent...

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Autores principales: Sampogna, Gianluca, Maltagliati, Matteo, Rocco, Bernardo, Micali, Salvatore, Montanari, Emanuele, Spinelli, Michele
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2020
Materias:
Endourology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7160185/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32322524
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eucr.2020.101204
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Sumario:Shock wave lithotripsy (SWL) is considered a non-invasive treatment for urinary stones and usually advocated for frail patients with spinal cord injury (SCI). We report a life-threatening complication, called posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES), in a tetraplegic person who underwent SWL for a small renal stone. Based on our experience, we recommend performing SWL with caution in SCI patients and in tertiary referral hospitals that can promptly manage similar severe complications.

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