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A Mouse Model to Evaluate the Long-Term Structural and Functional Outcomes after the Reversal of Prolonged Unilateral Ureteric Obstruction
Published on: July 18, 2025
Reversible ureteral obstruction due to polyomavirus infection after percutaneous nephrostomy catheter placement
Hassan Khan1, Shilpa Oberoi, Armeen Mahvash
1Department of Stem Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapy, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas 77030, USA.
Abstract:
BK virus (BKV) is a human polyomavirus that remains latent in the urinary tract epithelium in most individuals. However, in immunocompromised states, including after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT), BKV may reactivate and cause infection predominantly affecting the bladder, commonly manifested as hemorrhagic cystitis. Renal insufficiency, occasionally requiring hemodialysis, is not uncommon and was previously attributed to medications or the development of tubulointestitial nephritis. We report a series of 6 HSCT recipients who developed obstructive uropathy of the upper urinary tract system secondary to inflammation and hemorrhage involving the upper uroepithelium, causing ureteral stenosis. Temporary placement of a percutaneous nephrostomy catheter relieved the obstruction and significantly improved kidney function, successfully preventing progression to more advanced renal disease in these patients.
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