title: Obstructive renal failure and pleural effusion caused by the gravid uterus.
abstract: Acute renal failure due to ureteral obstruction by the gravid uterus is considered to be a rare complication of late pregnancy. Pleural effusion caused by urinary tract obstruction is also extremely uncommon. This presentation reports what is believed to be the first case in which both these complications appeared at the same time in a pregnant patient.
mesh_terms: D058186:Acute Kidney Injury / Q000209:etiology*; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006869:Hydronephrosis / Q000209:etiology; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D010996:Pleural Effusion / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications; D011859:Radiography; D014517:Ureteral Obstruction / Q000209:etiology*; D014599:Uterus