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Anuria Resulting From Extrinsic Ureteral Compression

Authors: DAVID L. DALTON MD, E. EVERETT ANDERSON MD, DAVID F. PAULSON MD

Abstract

Two recent patients presenting with anuria due to abdominal aortic aneurysm and metastatic retroperitoneal tumor and illustrating this dramatic aspect of obstructive uropathy, provide the basis for this paper. Other reported causes of ureteral compression resulting in anuria are mentioned; these include bilharzial strictures, iatrogenic ligatures, idiopathic retroperitoneal fibrosis, primary retroperitoneal tumors, and perirenal lymphocele.

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