TY - JOUR
T1 - Shock wave lithotripsy for a renal stone in a tetraplegic patient as a trigger for life-threatening posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome
AU - Sampogna, Gianluca
AU - Maltagliati, Matteo
AU - Rocco, Bernardo
AU - Micali, Salvatore
AU - Montanari, Emanuele
AU - Spinelli, Michele
PY - 2020/7
Y1 - 2020/7
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
KW - Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome
KW - Shock wave lithotripsy
KW - Spinal cord injury
KW - Urolithiasis
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U2 - 10.1016/j.eucr.2020.101204
DO - 10.1016/j.eucr.2020.101204
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85083100482
SN - 2214-4420
VL - 31
JO - Urology Case Reports
JF - Urology Case Reports
M1 - 101204
ER -