[Acute renal failure as the beginning of glandular cystitis. Review of the bibliography].
OBJECTIVE
To report one clinical case of obstructive uropathy secondary to bladder pseudotumor.


METHODS
We report the case of a 74-year-old male with obstructive acute renal failure of unknown etiology.


RESULTS
After resolution of the acute renal failure by percutaneous nephrostomy, action was undertaken to control possible etiologic causes, resolving the bilateral ureter entrapment and bladder inflammatory process.


CONCLUSIONS
Glandular cystitis is a nosological entity which in its severe forms behaves clinically and radiologically as a bladder pseudotumor, so that should be considered as a part of the differential diagnosis with bladder tumors. Final diagnosis comes from pathology. For treatment, it is basic to eliminate any predisposing factor, either infectious, or irritative, or obstructive; if no action is carried out on these factors other therapeutic measures as the aforementioned are not effective. Strict follow-up should be undertaken (every six months) because of the high incidence of bladder adenocarcinoma.
Gómez García
Ignacio
I
Servicio de Urología, Hospital Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, España. iggoga@hotmail.com
Arias Fúnez
Fernando
F
Sanz Mayayo
Enrique
E
Rodríguez Patrón
Rafael
R
Burgos Revilla
Francisco Javier
FJ
García Navas
Ricardo
R
Escudero Barrilero
Angel
A
D058186:Acute Kidney Injury / Q000209:etiology*; D000368:Aged; D003556:Cystitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008679:Metaplasia; D009403:Nephrostomy, Percutaneous; D014517:Ureteral Obstruction / Q000209:etiology; D001749:Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis