title: Bilateral hydronephrosis with urosepsis due to neglected pessary. Case report.
abstract: In an 86-year-old woman a neglected pessary and extreme coprostasis gave rise to anuria, urosepsis and bilateral ureteropelvic dilatation with an empty bladder. This seems to be the first reported case of its kind.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Leyenburg Hospital, The Hague, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Meinhardt
authors.forename: N W
authors.initials: NW
authors.lastname: Schuitemaker
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Smeets
authors.forename: P L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Venema
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005244:Fecal Impaction / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006869:Hydronephrosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D007668:Kidney / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D010570:Pessaries / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000209:etiology*; D014596:Uterine Prolapse / Q000628:therapy