Abstract: Simultaneous bilateral ureteral calculi (SBUC) represent roughly 1% of all stone patients, as documented in the current study and prior work from multiple authors. SBUC, although rare, presents a distinct risk of acute kidney injury (AKI), oliguria, anuria, and hyperkalemia. In the current study, 30% of patients had AKI with a creatinine rise over 0.5 mg/dL and of the patients with AKI, 9/13 had either oliguria or anuria. Such patients clearly need decompression and time for renal function and electrolytes to stabilize; these are not patients whom primary bilateral URS is appropriate.
Publication Year: 2018
Publication Date: 2018-08-01
Language: en
Type: editorial
Indexed In: ['crossref', 'pubmed']
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