Ureteral obstruction due to massive fecal impaction

South Med J. 1984 Feb;77(2):275-6. doi: 10.1097/00007611-198402000-00043.

Abstract

Large fecal impactions are capable of causing complete urinary tract obstruction, which is reversible with evacuation of the offending stools. We have reported such a case in a 74-year-old woman.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Fecal Impaction / complications*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Hydronephrosis / etiology
  • Ureteral Obstruction / etiology*