[Urological emergency for cancer patients]

Gan To Kagaku Ryoho. 1997 Feb;24(3):292-6.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

We summarized here the urological emergency status accompanied by cancer, such as urinary obstruction, bleeding and renal failure. Hydronephrosis occurs due to obstructive change and post-renal failure finally results after complete obstruction of bilateral ureters. Patients with obstructive disease are treated with percutaneous nephrostomy or indwelling double-J catheter. Bladder tamponade develops after bleeding of the urinary tract. Patients with bleeding are treated by bladder irrigation or transcatheter arterial embolization. Acute renal failure (ARF) includes pre-renal ARF, renal ARF and post-renal ARF, necessitating emergency hemodialysis. The emergency status can be often observed simultaneously, so careful examination and rapid treatment are necessary.

Publication types

  • English Abstract
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Emergencies
  • Hemorrhage / etiology
  • Humans
  • Hydronephrosis / etiology
  • Neoplasms / complications*
  • Renal Insufficiency / etiology*
  • Ureteral Obstruction / etiology*