Rare cause of ureteral obstruction.
This report presents bilateral ureteral obstruction due to possible ureteritis in a bone marrow transplant patient with resurgence of BK virus after hemorrhagic cystitis. This is believed to be the first description of this type of ureteral obstruction. The presented case includes the management plan.
Gaston
Kris E
KE
Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, USA.
Gabriel
Don A
DA
Lavelle
John P
JP
D000328:Adult; D001739:BK Virus; D016026:Bone Marrow Transplantation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D027601:Polyomavirus Infections / Q000150:complications*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology*; D014412:Tumor Virus Infections / Q000150:complications*; D014517:Ureteral Obstruction / Q000209:etiology*