Ultrasonography for assessment of bleeding after percutaneous renal biopsy in children

Ultrasonography has been used to assess renal bleeding after percutaneous renal biopsy in 57 infants and children. A perirenal hematoma was found in 10 patients i.e. an incidence of 16 per cent. An additional patient with heavy hematuria and temporary obstruction of the pelvis due to clot formation...

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Published inClinical nephrology Vol. 18; no. 5; p. 257
Main Authors Proesmans, W, Marchal, G, Snoeck, L, Snoeys, R
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Germany 01.11.1982
Subjects
Adolescent
Biopsy - adverse effects
Child
Child, Preschool
Female
Hematoma - diagnosis
Hematuria - diagnosis
Hemorrhage - diagnosis
Humans
Infant
Kidney - pathology
Kidney Diseases - diagnosis
Kidney Diseases - pathology
Male
Ultrasonography
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Summary:Ultrasonography has been used to assess renal bleeding after percutaneous renal biopsy in 57 infants and children. A perirenal hematoma was found in 10 patients i.e. an incidence of 16 per cent. An additional patient with heavy hematuria and temporary obstruction of the pelvis due to clot formation had an enlarged kidney and pelvicalyceal dilatation on ultrasound examination. We did not find a correlation between the clinical findings, the fall in hematocrit and the presence of a hematoma. Ultrasound can be regarded as the method of choice for monitoring renal bleeding in children who have undergone kidney biopsy.
ISSN:0301-0430