[BCG-therapy as a rare reason for postrenal failure].

HISTORY AND CLINICAL FINDINGS: In the following case report, we describe a patient with acute renal failure due to an urinary congestion level II-III under BCG-(Bacillus Calmette-Guérin)-therapy because of bladder cancer. Cystoscopy revealed the diagnosis of BCG-induced intramural narrowing of distal ureters bilaterally.

THERAPY AND FURTHER DEVELOPMENT: After receiving a double-J-catheter the renal function returned to normal.

CONCLUSIONS

Although postrenal failure is relatively rare (5 %), also seldom causes such as medication-induced (e. g. BCG) ureter stenosis has to be included into the differential diagnosis.