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Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy‐Induced Renal Laceration
Author(s) -
Fukumori Tomoharu,
Yamamoto Akihiro,
Ashida Shingo,
Komatsu Fumito,
Matsumoto Shigeru,
Yuasa Kenji,
Terao Naotami
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
international journal of urology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.172
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1442-2042
pISSN - 0919-8172
DOI - 10.1111/j.1442-2042.1997.tb00219.x
Subject(s) - medicine , extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy , lithotripsy , complication , surgery , adipose capsule of kidney , blood transfusion , renal function , hematoma , kidney
After extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL), perinephric hematomas, while uncommon, are a serious complication involving the risk of blood transfusion and subsequent impairment of renal function. We report a rare case of ESWL‐induced renal laceration in which an expanding retroperitoneal hematoma required blood transfusion but was treated successfully without surgical intervention.