Urethral obstruction and bilateral ureteral hydronephroses secondary to fecal impaction.
We present a case report of the first adult woman reported to suffer from both urethral obstruction and bilateral ureteral hydronephroses secondary to fecal impaction. The work-up suggested that hypothyroidism might be the cause for fecal impaction. Urinary tract obstruction caused by hypothyroidism-induced fecal impaction has never been reported. Fecal impaction should be considered as one of the causes for urinary tract obstruction.
Yuan
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Department of Medicine, Norwalk Hospital, Yale University School of Medicine, Connecticut 06856, USA.
Zhao
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Papez
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Cleary
J P
JP
Heliotis
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D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005244:Fecal Impaction / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006869:Hydronephrosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D007037:Hypothyroidism / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D011379:Prognosis; D013960:Thyroid Function Tests; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014513:Ureter / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D014524:Urethral Obstruction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*