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ArticleCureus2026

Invasive Urothelial Carcinoma Presenting With Combined Obstructive Uropathy and Ischemic Small- and Large-Bowel Obstruction.

Gagik Gabrielyan, Michael Timonian, Jennifer Ranes, Ojel Pathak, Christopher Allahverdian

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Article in Cureus, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Gagik GabrielyanInternal Medicine, St. Mary Medical Center, Long Beach, USA.
Michael TimonianInternal Medicine, St. Mary Medical Center, Long Beach, USA.
Jennifer RanesInternal Medicine, St. Mary Medical Center, Long Beach, USA.
Ojel PathakInternal Medicine, St. Mary Medical Center, Long Beach, USA.
Christopher AllahverdianInternal Medicine, St. Mary Medical Center, Long Beach, USA.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Intestinal involvement by urothelial malignancy is uncommon and can obscure the primary diagnosis. We report a woman in her 70s who presented with shock, profound anemia, acute kidney injury, and bilateral hydronephrosis caused by a necrotic pelvic mass suspected to arise from the bladder. Despite resuscitation and urinary decompression, she developed abdominal distention, rising lactate levels, and respiratory decline. Exploratory laparotomy revealed combined small- and large-bowel obstruction with ischemic bowel caused by an invasive pelvic mass. Pathology from the resected small bowel showed poorly differentiated urothelial carcinoma with basal/squamous features. This case highlights an unusual presentation of advanced urothelial malignancy.

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acute abdomenbladder cancerischemic bowelpelvic masssmall-bowel obstruction

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PMID42605442
PMCPMC13477770

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