Acute renal failure in a patient with prostatic carcinoma. A case of benign uropathy.
Obstructive uropathy and renal insufficiency are often associated with cancer. However, in the case described here, a patient with carcinoma of the prostate had acute renal failure due to benign obstructive uropathy. Precise, prompt diagnosis and treatment resulted in complete reversal of renal symptoms.
Tabenkin
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Family Medicine Unit, Central Emek Hospital, Afula, Israel.
Shwarzman
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Steinmatz
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Katz
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D058186:Acute Kidney Injury / Q000209:etiology*; D005355:Fibrosis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D014513:Ureter / Q000473:pathology; D014517:Ureteral Obstruction / Q000150:complications*