title: Ureteral obstruction by prostate cancer leads to spontaneous ureteric rupture: a case report.
abstract: Spontaneous ureteric rupture (SUR) is an unusual entity associated with perinephric or retroperitoneal extravasation of urine. Patients with SUR are often presented with severe and progressive abdominal or flank pain. It is commonly related to the obstruction of genitourinary system, among which urinary calculi represents the most frequent cause. Prostate cancer with ureteral orifice invasion can lead to ureteral obstruction, which can also be a threat to SUR. Herein, we present a case of a 68-year-old male with SUR after prostate cancer invaded the left ureteral orifice. To our best knowledge, this is the first case of SUR secondary to ureteral obstruction from prostate cancer.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, The Third Xiangya Hospital of Central South University Changsha, Hunan, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Fei
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Deng
authors.affiliation: Department of Nephrology, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University Hunan, Changsha, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Xuemei
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, The Third Xiangya Hospital of Central South University Changsha, Hunan, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Yixiao
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, The Third Xiangya Hospital of Central South University Changsha, Hunan, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Yihong
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, The Third Xiangya Hospital of Central South University Changsha, Hunan, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Jin
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, The Third Xiangya Hospital of Central South University Changsha, Hunan, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Yuxin
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, The Third Xiangya Hospital of Central South University Changsha, Hunan, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Yingbo
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Dai
keywords: Spontaneous ureteric rupture; contrast-enhanced computed tomography scan; obstruction; prostate cancer