Reflex anuria: a rare cause of acute kidney injury

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  • Samuel Adediran
  • Pradeep Dhakarwal
چکیده

BACKGROUND Acute Kidney Injury results from pre renal, post renal or intrinsic renal causes. Reflex anuria is a very rare cause of renal impairment which happens due to irritation or trauma to one kidney or ureter, or severely painful stimuli to other nearby organs. CASE PRESENTATION Here we present a case of acute kidney injury secondary to reflex anuria in a patient who underwent extensive gynecological surgery along with ureteral manipulation which recovered spontaneously. CONCLUSION Reflex Anuria is a rare and often not considered as cause of acute kidney injury. This case illustrates that this should be kept as a differential in potential cause of acute kidney injury in patient undergoing urogenital or gynecological surgeries.

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دوره 4  شماره 

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تاریخ انتشار 2014