Open AccessAn unusual case of abdominal wall bleeding after renal allograft biopsy
Author(s) -
Chiramel George Koshy,
Bobby Chacko,
Srinivasa Babu,
Gopal Basu,
Dheepak Selvaraj,
George T. John
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
indian journal of nephrology/indian journal of nephrology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.317
H-Index - 24
eISSN - 1998-3662
pISSN - 0971-4065
DOI - 10.4103/0971-4065.78083
Subject(s) - medicine , pseudoaneurysm , hematoma , abdominal wall , radiology , complication , biopsy , color doppler , angiography , percutaneous , surgery , embolization , ultrasonography
We report an unusual case of a enlarging anterior abdominal wall hematoma after percutaneous biopsy of a renal allograft. Angiography-directed embolization of the vessels filling the pseudoaneurysm was done and followed up with surgical exploration of the hematoma. In order to avoid this complication, Color Doppler evaluation of the overlying abdominal wall is suggested to look for significant vessels before the biopsy procedure.