Management of patients with carcinoma of the cervix with anuric renal failure

Abstract

To investigate the management of the patients who present with untreated cervical cancer, bilateral ureteral obstruction, we reviewed the medical records of these patients because renal failure poses a most difficult clinical problem. The clinical records and pathology reports for 378 patients registered at Oita University Hospital with a diagnosis of carcinoma of the cervix from 1989— 2003 were reviewed. Information was recorded for the clinical presentation, medical history, and treatment modality. Between 1989 and 2001, 12 patients [age 33—78 (average 59.2)] with untreated cervical cancer,