Open AccessIatrogenic Rupture of the Ureter During Kidney Biopsy
Author(s) -
Chen SzuChia,
Liu WanChun,
Wang ChuanSheng,
Jang MeiYu,
Lin Hugo YouHsien,
Lee SuChu,
Chang JerMing,
Chen HungChun
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
the kaohsiung journal of medical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.439
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 2410-8650
pISSN - 1607-551X
DOI - 10.1016/s1607-551x(10)70079-6
Subject(s) - medicine , ureter , gross hematuria , renal pelvis , microscopic hematuria , surgery , biopsy , pelvis , renal biopsy , radiology , kidney , abdominal pain , hydronephrosis , macroscopic hematuria , urinary system , proteinuria
Perirenal hematoma, hematuria, and abdominal pain are common complications of kidney biopsy, but ureter rupture is relatively less frequent. Here we report a patient who experienced severe abdominal pain and gross hematuria following a non‐smooth procedure of ultrasound‐guided kidney biopsy. Computed tomography showed rupture of the left upper third of the ureter. We implanted a curled double‐J catheter between the renal pelvis and urinary bladder. Abdominal pain and gross hematuria improved. After 2 months, the double‐J catheter was removed and the patient had no further clinical symptoms. The possibility of ureter rupture, although rare, should be considered in the presence of abdominal pain and gross hematuria in patients after receiving a kidney biopsy.