Open AccessBleeding of two lumbar arteries caused by one puncture following percutaneous nephrolithotomy: A case report
Author(s) -
Qian Liu,
Chuan Yang,
Kai Lin,
Yue Dong
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
world journal of clinical cases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.368
H-Index - 10
ISSN - 2307-8960
DOI - 10.12998/wjcc.v8.i22.5790
Subject(s) - medicine , percutaneous nephrolithotomy , percutaneous , surgery , lumbar arteries , lumbar , radiology
Lumbar artery bleeding is an uncommon complication of percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL). This report presents a rare complication where two lumbar arteries were injured by a single puncture following PCNL. Only scarce reports of this complication have been reported.