Ureteral obstruction due to massive fecal impaction.
Large fecal impactions are capable of causing complete urinary tract obstruction, which is reversible with evacuation of the offending stools. We have reported such a case in a 74-year-old woman.
D000368:Aged; D005244:Fecal Impaction / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006869:Hydronephrosis / Q000209:etiology; D014517:Ureteral Obstruction / Q000209:etiology*