title: Acute renal failure in a patient with prostatic carcinoma. A case of benign uropathy.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Family Medicine Unit, Central Emek Hospital, Afula, Israel.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tabenkin
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Shwarzman
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Steinmatz
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Katz
mesh_terms: 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*