A case of nephrogenic diabetes insipidus caused by obstructive uropathy due to prostate cancer

Nephrogenic diabetes insipidus (DI) secondary to chronic urinary tract obstruction is a rare disease. The exact cause is unknown but it is likely that increased collecting duct pressures cause damage to the tubular epithelium, resulting in insensitivity to the action of arginine-vasopressin (AVP). A...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Yonsei medical journal 2000-02, Vol.41 (1), p.150-154
Hauptverfasser:	Hong, E G, Suh, Y, Chung, Y S, Kim, H M, Shin, G T, Chung, D Y, Park, R W
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adenocarcinoma - complications Adenocarcinoma - diagnostic imaging Adenocarcinoma - pathology Aged Constriction, Pathologic - etiology Diabetes Insipidus, Nephrogenic - etiology Humans Male Prostatic Neoplasms - complications Prostatic Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging Prostatic Neoplasms - pathology Radionuclide Imaging Ultrasonography Urologic Diseases - etiology
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