title: Urethral obstruction and bilateral ureteral hydronephroses secondary to fecal impaction.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Norwalk Hospital, Yale University School of Medicine, Connecticut 06856, USA.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Yuan
authors.forename: G G
authors.initials: GG
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Papez
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Cleary
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Heliotis
mesh_terms: 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*