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Ureteral obstruction due to massive fecal impaction. 1984

W A McWilliams, and R B Khauli, and T A Zein

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.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D005244	Fecal Impaction	Formation of a firm impassable mass of stool in the RECTUM or distal COLON.	Fecalith,Feces, Impacted,Impaction, Fecal
D005260	Female		Females
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D006869	Hydronephrosis	Abnormal enlargement or swelling of a KIDNEY due to dilation of the KIDNEY CALICES and the KIDNEY PELVIS. It is often associated with obstruction of the URETER or chronic kidney diseases that prevents normal drainage of urine into the URINARY BLADDER.	Hydronephroses
D000368	Aged	A person 65 years of age or older. For a person older than 79 years, AGED, 80 AND OVER is available.	Elderly
D014517	Ureteral Obstruction	Blockage in any part of the URETER causing obstruction of urine flow from the kidney to the URINARY BLADDER. The obstruction may be congenital, acquired, unilateral, bilateral, complete, partial, acute, or chronic. Depending on the degree and duration of the obstruction, clinical features vary greatly such as HYDRONEPHROSIS and obstructive nephropathy.	Obstruction, Ureteral,Obstructions, Ureteral,Ureteral Obstructions