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Obstructive Uropathy in Critically Ill Cancer Patients

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Oncologic Critical Care

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A range of retroperitoneal, metastatic, and pelvic malignancies cause urinary tract obstruction via direct spread or extrinsic compression of the urinary tract, particularly the ureters. Urinary tract obstruction, secondary to malignancy, poses a myriad of challenges to the health practitioner due to significant morbidities arising from acute kidney injury and end-stage renal disease. There is a crucial need to alleviate acute symptoms and preserve renal function via catheterization, stents, or surgery while addressing the primary disease. This chapter provides an available up to date data on this oncologic emergency and its management.

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  1. UTHealth and MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA

    Chukwuma O. Kalu

  2. Division of Internal Medicine, Section of Nephrology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA

    Ala Abudayyeh

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  1. Department of Critical Care and Respiratory Care, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA

    Joseph L. Nates

  2. Division of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Department of Critical Care and Respiratory Care, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA

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Kalu, C.O., Abudayyeh, A. (2020). Obstructive Uropathy in Critically Ill Cancer Patients. In: Nates, J., Price, K. (eds) Oncologic Critical Care. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-74588-6_78

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