Reflex anuria: a rare cause of acute kidney injury.
BACKGROUND
Acute Kidney Injury results from pre renal, post renal or intrinsic renal causes. Reflex anuria is a very rare cause of renal impairment which happens due to irritation or trauma to one kidney or ureter, or severely painful stimuli to other nearby organs.


METHODS
Here we present a case of acute kidney injury secondary to reflex anuria in a patient who underwent extensive gynecological surgery along with ureteral manipulation which recovered spontaneously.


CONCLUSIONS
Reflex Anuria is a rare and often not considered as cause of acute kidney injury. This case illustrates that this should be kept as a differential in potential cause of acute kidney injury in patient undergoing urogenital or gynecological surgeries.
Department of Internal Medicine, Lehigh Valley Health Network, Allentown, PA, USA.
Samuel
S
Adediran
Department of Nephrology, Lehigh Valley Health Network, Allentown, PA, USA.
Pradeep
P
Dhakarwal
acute kidney injury; acute renal failure; post op anuria; reflex anuria