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Am J Perinatol 1994; 11(3): 242-244
DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1040755
DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1040755
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
© 1994 by Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc.
Acute Maternal Obstructive Renal Failure in a Twin Gestation Despite Normal Physiological Pregnancy-Induced Urinary Tract Dilation
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Publication Date:
04 March 2008 (online)
ABSTRACT
Obstructive renal failure due to an overdistended uterus is a very rare complication of pregnancy. Most previously reported cases have involved twin gestations, the majority occurring in the presence of polyhydramnios. We describe a patient with a twin gestation who developed acute obstructive renal failure despite only very mild physiological pregnancy-induced dilation of the urinary collecting system in the absence of polyhydramnios. This case suggests that acute obstructive uropathy should be considered as a rare cause of acute renal failure even in cases with seemingly normal pregnancy-induced physiological urinary tract dilation.