title: [Acute renal failure of obstructive etiology caused by uterine prolapse].
abstract: We describe a 76-year-old woman with severe uterine prolapse with secondary bilateral ureterohydronefrosis and acute renal failure, which improved after the reposition of the uterus. Physiopathological mechanisms and treatment of obstructive uropathy related with uterine prolapse are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Unidad de Nefrología (Servicio de Medicina Interna), Hospital Virgen de la Luz, Cuenca.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Arriba de la Fuente
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Pérez Baviera
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: García Martín
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Martín Escobar
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Mújica Menéndez
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Sáiz García
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Santamaría Lozano
mesh_terms: D058186:Acute Kidney Injury / Q000209:etiology*; D000368:Aged; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D014596:Uterine Prolapse / Q000150:complications*
vernacular_title: Fracaso renal agudo de etiología obstructiva originado por prolapso uterino.