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Cálculos en la vejiga - Treatment

Nombres alternativos

Cálculos en el tracto urinario; Cálculos en las vías urinarias; Cálculos vesicales

Tratamiento:

Tomar de 6 a 8 vasos de agua o más por día para incrementar la diuresis puede ayudar a expulsar los cálculos.

El médico puede extraer los cálculos que no salgan por sí solos empleando un cistoscopio (un pequeño tubo que pasa a través de la uretra hasta la vejiga).

Algunos cálculos posiblemente se deban extraer con una cirugía abierta.

En muy pocas ocasiones se emplean medicamentos para disolver los cálculos.

Las causas subyacentes de los cálculos vesicales se deben tratar. Los cálculos vesicales más comunes se observan junto con hiperplasia prostática benigna (HPB) u obstrucción de la salida de la vejiga.

Para los pacientes con hiperplasia prostática benigna y cálculos vesicales, se puede llevar a cabo una resección transuretral de la próstata (RTUP) con extirpación de cálculos.

Expectativas (pronóstico):

La mayoría de los cálculos son expulsados o se pueden eliminar sin daño permanente a la vejiga, pero pueden reaparecer si no se corrige la causa.

Si los cálculos se dejan sin tratamiento, pueden causar infecciones repetitivas en las vías urinarias o daño permanente a la vejiga o a los riñones.

Complicaciones:

Situaciones que requieren asistencia médica:

Consulte con el médico si tiene síntomas de cálculos en la vejiga.

  • Reviewed last on: 6/17/2010
  • Linda J. Vorvick, MD, Medical Director, MEDEX Northwest Division of Physician Assistant Studies, University of Washington, School of Medicine; Scott Miller, MD, Urologist in private practice in Atlanta, Georgia. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

Referencias

Ho K-LV, Segura JW. Lower urinary tract calculi. In: Wein AJ, ed. Campbell-Walsh Urology. 9th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2007:chap 84.

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