Acute renal failure directly caused by hemolysis associated with transurethral resection of the prostate.
Transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) for the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia may lead to TURP syndrome, and in some cases, acute renal failure can develop. Hemolysis does happen during TURP. Whether hemolysis itself leads to acute renal failure merits discussion. We report a patient with chronic renal insufficiency who developed oliguric acute renal failure immediately as a major complication after TURP. The renal function of this patient recovered after six hemodialysis sessions, and the patient continued to do well in the subsequent follow-up period.
Hung
Chung Lieh
CL
Department of Internal Medicine, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Main Branch Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
Wu
Chih Jen
CJ
Yang
Stone
S
Chen
Han Hsian
HH
Lin
John Son
JS
D058186:Acute Kidney Injury / Q000209:etiology*; D000368:Aged; D001806:Blood Urea Nitrogen; D003404:Creatinine / Q000097:blood; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D011470:Prostatic Hyperplasia / Q000601:surgery*; D007507:Therapeutic Irrigation / Q000009:adverse effects; D020728:Transurethral Resection of Prostate / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014867:Water
D014867:Water; D003404:Creatinine