Parulkar B G, Isen J, Trifilio D
Department of Urology, University of Massachusetts, Worcester, USA.
Urology. 1997 Jul;50(1):135-7. doi: 10.1016/S0090-4295(97)00200-8.
This case is the first reported presentation of obstructive anuria due to extrinsic ureteral compression in a patient with dermatomyositis. Further evaluation revealed disseminated sigmoid colon adenocarcinoma. Conservative treatment of ureteral obstruction by internal double-J stents achieved appropriate palliation.