Abstract
Renal failure secondary to obstruction of the urinary tract can sometimes present with only minimal or even no dilatation of the proximal part of the urinary tract; this is especially true when a history of malignancy within the pelvic area exists. Approximately 4 per cent of the patients who present with renal failure because of obstructive uropathy do so with minimal or no dilatation. Of these, approximately 60 per cent are associated with an intrapelvic malignancy. When a patient with renal failure presents with the associated findings of an intrapelvic or retroperitoneal tumor, it is imperative that obstructive uropathy be ruled out, even in the absence of dilatation.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 470-472 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Surgery Gynecology and Obstetrics |
| Volume | 173 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| State | Published - 1991 |
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Nondilated obstructive uropathy and renal failure as a result of carcinoma of the intrapelvic area. / Kocurek, J. N.; Orihuela, Eduardo; Saltzstein, D. R.
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T1 - Nondilated obstructive uropathy and renal failure as a result of carcinoma of the intrapelvic area
AU - Kocurek, J. N.
AU - Orihuela, Eduardo
AU - Saltzstein, D. R.
PY - 1991
Y1 - 1991
N2 - Renal failure secondary to obstruction of the urinary tract can sometimes present with only minimal or even no dilatation of the proximal part of the urinary tract; this is especially true when a history of malignancy within the pelvic area exists. Approximately 4 per cent of the patients who present with renal failure because of obstructive uropathy do so with minimal or no dilatation. Of these, approximately 60 per cent are associated with an intrapelvic malignancy. When a patient with renal failure presents with the associated findings of an intrapelvic or retroperitoneal tumor, it is imperative that obstructive uropathy be ruled out, even in the absence of dilatation.
AB - Renal failure secondary to obstruction of the urinary tract can sometimes present with only minimal or even no dilatation of the proximal part of the urinary tract; this is especially true when a history of malignancy within the pelvic area exists. Approximately 4 per cent of the patients who present with renal failure because of obstructive uropathy do so with minimal or no dilatation. Of these, approximately 60 per cent are associated with an intrapelvic malignancy. When a patient with renal failure presents with the associated findings of an intrapelvic or retroperitoneal tumor, it is imperative that obstructive uropathy be ruled out, even in the absence of dilatation.
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VL - 173
SP - 470
EP - 472
JO - Journal of the American College of Surgeons
JF - Journal of the American College of Surgeons
SN - 1072-7515
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