{"id":32728,"date":"2026-09-14T18:42:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-14T22:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rigicon.com\/?post_type=glossary-term&p=32728"},"modified":"2026-09-15T06:12:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-15T10:12:00","slug":"calculos-del-tracto-urinario","status":"publish","type":"glossary-term","link":"https:\/\/www.rigicon.com\/es\/glossary-term\/calculos-del-tracto-urinario\/","title":{"rendered":"C\u00e1lculos del tracto urinario"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","glossary-category":[111],"glossary-product":[],"class_list":["post-32728","glossary-term","type-glossary-term","status-publish","hentry","glossary-category-urological-disorders"],"acf":{"gt-definition":"<p>\n        Los c\u00e1lculos del tracto urinario, tambi\u00e9n conocidos como urolitiasis, son dep\u00f3sitos duros que se forman en el aparato urinario (ri\u00f1ones, ur\u00e9teres, vejiga) a partir de minerales y sales presentes en la orina.<span class=\"citation\">\u00b9<\/span> Estos c\u00e1lculos se originan cuando ciertas sustancias de la orina se concentran en exceso y cristalizan.<span class=\"citation\">\u00b2<\/span> Pueden variar en tama\u00f1o desde diminutos cristales hasta grandes c\u00e1lculos de varios cent\u00edmetros de di\u00e1metro. Los c\u00e1lculos renales se forman dentro de los ri\u00f1ones (nefrolitiasis) y, cuando salen de la pelvis renal y se desplazan hacia el resto del sistema colector urinario, la afecci\u00f3n se denomina espec\u00edficamente urolitiasis.<span class=\"citation\">\u00b3<\/span> Los c\u00e1lculos pueden provocar dolor intenso, obstrucci\u00f3n urinaria, infecci\u00f3n y da\u00f1o renal si no se tratan.<span class=\"citation\">\u2074<\/span>\n    <\/p>\n","gt-synonyms":"Urolitiasis, Nefrolitiasis, C\u00e1lculos renales, Litiasis renal, C\u00e1lculos ureterales, C\u00e1lculos urinarios, Litiasis urinaria, C\u00e1lculos vesicales, Litiasis vesical","gt-citation":"[1] Thakore P, Liang TH. Urolithiasis. StatPearls. 2023 Jun 5. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.mpsur.2008.03.002\n\n[2] Sellaturay S, Fry C. The metabolic basis for urolithiasis. Surgery. 2008;26:136\u201340. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.mpsur.2008.03.002\n\n[3] Allam EAH. Urolithiasis unveiled: pathophysiology, stone dynamics, types, and inhibitory mechanisms: a review. African Journal of Urology. 2024 Jul 23;30(1):30. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1186\/s12301-024-00436-z\n\n[4] Fisang C, Anding R, M\u00fcller SC, Latz S, Laube N. Urolithiasis\u2013an interdisciplinary diagnostic, therapeutic and secondary preventive challenge. Dtsch Arztebl Int. 2015;112:83\u201391. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3238\/arztebl.2015.0083\n\n[5] Akram M, Jahrreiss V, Skolarikos A, Geraghty R, Tzelves L, Emilliani E, Davis NF, Somani BK. Urological Guidelines for Kidney Stones: Overview and Comprehensive Update. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 2024 Feb 16;13(4):1114. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/jcm13041114\n\n[6] Alelign T, Petros B. Kidney stone disease: an update on current concepts. Advances in Urology. 2018;2018:3068365. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1155\/2018\/3068365\n\n[7] Wang Z, Zhang Y, Zhang J, Deng Q, Liang H. Recent advances on the mechanisms of kidney stone formation. International Journal of Molecular Medicine. 2021;48(2):83. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3892\/ijmm.2021.4982\n\n[8] Wigner P, Bijak M, Saluk-Bijak J. Probiotics in the prevention of the calcium oxalate urolithiasis. Cells. 2022;11:284. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/cells11020284\n\n[9] Siener R, Hesse A. Fluid intake and epidemiology of urolithiasis. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 2003;57(Suppl 2):S47-51. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1038\/sj.ejcn.1601901\n\n[10] Ba\u015ftu\u011f F, D\u00fc\u015f\u00fcnsel R. Pediatric urolithiasis: causative factors, diagnosis and medical management. 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obstrucci\u00f3n.<span class=\"citation\">\u2075<\/span> Los c\u00e1lculos peque\u00f1os (&lt;5mm) a menudo se expulsan de forma espont\u00e1nea con un manejo conservador que incluye control del dolor, hidrataci\u00f3n y terapia m\u00e9dica expulsiva.<span class=\"citation\">\u2075<\/span> Los c\u00e1lculos de mayor tama\u00f1o suelen requerir intervenci\u00f3n.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n        La evaluaci\u00f3n diagn\u00f3stica incluye la tomograf\u00eda computarizada sin contraste (NCCT) como t\u00e9cnica de imagen de referencia para pacientes sintom\u00e1ticos, mientras que la ecograf\u00eda puede utilizarse como estudio inicial en personas asintom\u00e1ticas.<span class=\"citation\">\u2075<\/span> La valoraci\u00f3n anal\u00edtica incluye an\u00e1lisis de orina, urocultivo y bioqu\u00edmica s\u00e9rica para descartar anomal\u00edas metab\u00f3licas.<span class=\"citation\">\u2076<\/span>\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n        Las opciones de tratamiento incluyen:\n    <\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Manejo 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dirigidas.<span class=\"citation\">\u2078<\/span>\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n        Los resultados esperados tras el tratamiento son generalmente favorables, con tasas de \u00e9xito que var\u00edan seg\u00fan el procedimiento: 70-90 % para la SWL, 90-95 % para la URS y 85-95 % para la PCNL.<span class=\"citation\">\u2075<\/span> No obstante, el riesgo de recurrencia sigue siendo significativo, lo que resalta la importancia de las estrategias de prevenci\u00f3n.<span class=\"citation\">\u2079<\/span>\n    <\/p>\n","gt-related-evidence":null,"gt-featured":false,"gt-ai-referenced":true,"gt-view-count":2},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v28.5 (Yoast SEO v28.5) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>C\u00e1lculos del tracto urinario: causas y tratamiento<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Conozca los c\u00e1lculos del tracto urinario, sus s\u00edntomas, m\u00e9todos de diagn\u00f3stico, opciones de tratamiento 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