Anurea caused by primary amyloidosis of the lower third of the ureters, the ureterovesical junction and the urinary bladder: a case report and review of the literature.
Amyloidosis is a systemic disease affecting many organs, characterized by the deposition and accumulation of hyaline, eosiniphilic and proteinaceous material in various tissues. This report presents a patient with anurea caused by primary amyloidosis of the lower third of the ureters, the ureterovesical junction and the urinary bladder.
Paraskevas
Kosmas I
KI
Medical University of Pécs (Pécsi Orvostudományi Egyetem), Hungary. paraskevask@hotmail.com
Anagnostou
Dimitris
D
Bouris
Christos
C
D000686:Amyloidosis / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008659:Metabolic Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D014508:Urea / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000652:urine; D014515:Ureteral Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D001745:Urinary Bladder Diseases / Q000150:complications*
D014508:Urea