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Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published online on April 7, 2005
Human Reproduction, doi:10.1093/humrep/dei022
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© The Author 2005. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology. All rights reserved. For Permissions, please email: journals.permissions@oupjournals.org
Received July 2, 2004
Revised January 31, 2005
Accepted March 14, 2005

Article

Acute renal failure following IVF: case report

K. Heldal 1*, P.T. Lyngdal 1, T.E.B. Johansen 2, and J.A. Kahn 3

1 Section of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Telemark Hospital, N-3710 Skien, Norway
2 Section of Urology, Department of Surgery, Telemark Hospital, N-3710 Skien, Norway and
3 Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Telemark Hospital, N-3710 Skien, Norway

* To whom correspondence should be addressed.
K. Heldal, E-mail: kristian.heldal{at}sthf.no


  Abstract

IVF is one of the most comprehensively registered interventions in clinical medicine. IVF is regarded as safe with very few complications. We report a woman who developed acute renal failure due to compression of both ureters from enlarged stimulated ovaries. The condition was diagnosed using ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The condition was treated with insertion of double-J stents in both ureters and resolved without need of dialysis. Compression of the ureters due to enlarged ovaries should be considered if a patient develops acute renal failure following IVF.

Keywords: acute renal failure; IVF; OHSS; ultrasound.
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