Open AccessObstructive Renal Failure and Pleural Effusion Caused by the Gravid Uterus
Author(s) -
Weiss Z.,
Shalev E.,
Zuckerman H.,
Shental J.,
Barzilay E.
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
acta obstetricia et gynecologica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.401
H-Index - 102
eISSN - 1600-0412
pISSN - 0001-6349
DOI - 10.3109/00016348609158379
Subject(s) - medicine , pleural effusion , presentation (obstetrics) , complication , uterus , pregnancy , urinary system , urinary tract obstruction , effusion , surgery , obstetrics , genetics , biology
Acute renal failure due to ureteral obstruction by the gravid uterus is considered to be a rare complication of late pregnancy. Pleural effusion caused by urinary tract obstruction is also extremely uncommon. This presentation reports what is believed to be the first case in which both these complications appeared at the same time in a pregnant patient.