Managing Radiation Exposure to Endourologists during Pregnancy.

IF 2.9 2区医学 Q2 UROLOGY & NEPHROLOGY

Current Urology Reports Pub Date : 2025-08-01 DOI:10.1007/s11934-025-01287-z

Isabel M Koolik, Megan E Bock, Jodi A Antonelli

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Abstract

Purpose of review: This manuscript provides a comprehensive review of the risks of radiation exposure in endourology and highlights strategies to ensure the health and safety of endourologists during pregnancy.

Recent findings: Recent studies have measured radiation exposure to endourologists during fluoroscopic procedures, underscoring the role of protective measures such as lead shielding, low-dose fluoroscopy, and pulsed imaging to significantly reduce radiation doses. Adherence to these strategies enables endourologists to safely perform fluoroscopic procedures throughout pregnancy while staying within recommended exposure limits. This review outlines the latest research on radiation exposure in endourology with a focus on exposure risks during pregnancy. Major findings include insights into potential stochastic and dose-dependent effects of radiation exposure on pregnant endourologists and their fetuses as well as effective dose-reduction strategies to mitigate these risks. Further research is needed to improve individual understanding of exposure risks and establish standardized institutional and policy frameworks for radiation safety during pregnancy.

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管理怀孕期间对泌尿科医生的辐射暴露。

综述的目的：这篇文章提供了一个全面的审查辐射暴露的风险在腔内科和重点战略，以确保腔内科医生在怀孕期间的健康和安全。最近的发现：最近的研究测量了内镜医生在透视过程中的辐射暴露，强调了铅屏蔽、低剂量透视和脉冲成像等保护措施的作用，以显着减少辐射剂量。坚持这些策略可以使泌尿科医生在整个怀孕期间安全地进行透视检查，同时保持在推荐的暴露限度内。这篇综述概述了辐射暴露在泌尿系统的最新研究，重点是怀孕期间的暴露风险。主要发现包括辐射暴露对怀孕的内分泌科医生及其胎儿的潜在随机和剂量依赖性影响，以及减轻这些风险的有效剂量降低策略。需要进一步的研究来提高个人对暴露风险的了解，并为怀孕期间的辐射安全建立标准化的制度和政策框架。

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Current Urology Reports UROLOGY & NEPHROLOGY-

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期刊介绍： This journal intends to review the most important, recently published findings in the field of urology. By providing clear, insightful, balanced contributions by international experts, the journal elucidates current and emerging approaches to the care and prevention of urologic diseases and conditions. We accomplish this aim by appointing international authorities to serve as Section Editors in key subject areas, such as benign prostatic hyperplasia, erectile dysfunction, female urology, and kidney disease. Section Editors, in turn, select topics for which leading experts contribute comprehensive review articles that emphasize new developments and recently published papers of major importance, highlighted by annotated reference lists. An international Editorial Board reviews the annual table of contents, suggests articles of special interest to their country/region, and ensures that topics are current and include emerging research. Commentaries from well-known figures in the field are also provided.