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Article: Obstructive uropathy by total uterine prolapse leading to end-stage renal disease.
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ABSTRACT: A 74-year-old woman was admitted to our emergency room complaining of general weakness and anorexia that started 20 days earlier. She denied other underlying diseases that might have provoked chronic renal disease. Her serum creatinine was 12.35 mg/dL. A pelvic examination and computed tomography revealed severe bilateral hydroureteronephrosis with marked cortical thinning induced by total uterine prolapse. She was started on emergency hemodialysis due to her uremic symptoms and severe metabolic acidosis. Despite Foley catheter insertion and manual reduction of uterus for 1 month, renal function was not recovered. The department of gynecology was strongly opposed to performing a procedure to reverse the hydroureteronephrosis due to the irreversibility of her renal function. She is undergoing chronic maintenance hemodialysis. This is a case report of rare end-stage renal disease (ESRD) caused by obstructive uropathy due to pelvic organ prolapse (POP). We should consider POP as a cause of ESRD.Renal Failure 05/2012; 34(6):807-9. · 0.82 Impact Factor -
Article: Anuric acute renal failure associated with pericardial effusion without signs of cardiac tamponade.
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ABSTRACT: This article describes the anuric acute renal failure (ARF) secondary to massive pericardial effusion without tamponade in an 84 year-old man. He was referred to our emergency room with progressive dyspnea and azotemia. An electrocardiogram showed sinus tachycardia. A two-dimensional echocardiogram confirmed the presence of severe pericardial effusion without prominent ventricular diastolic collapse and there were no changes in his vital signs. Laboratory findings showed that his blood urea nitrogen and serum creatinine levels were 91.8 and 3.77 mg/dL, respectively. Renal ultrasonography showed no signs of hydronephrosis. Urine output did not increase in spite of giving a saline and furosemide infusion but increased immediately after pericardiocentesis with drainage. His renal function was completely restored 3 days after the procedure. A pericardial biopsy demonstrated invasion of malignant cells. We should keep in mind that pericardial effusion is one of the causes of anuric ARF, although it is not accompanied by tamponade.Renal Failure 01/2012; 34(8):1040-2. · 0.82 Impact Factor
