A case of urine leakage: an unusual complication after renal biopsy

Chonnam Med J. 2011 Dec;47(3):181-4. doi: 10.4068/cmj.2011.47.3.181. Epub 2011 Dec 26.

Abstract

Renal biopsy is a crucial method in the diagnosis and treatment of acute renal failure of unknown origin, nephrotic syndrome, suspicious interstitial nephritis, and glomerulonephritis as a possible cause of hematuria or proteinuria. Complications occur in 2% to 8% of patients after percutaneous renal biopsy. Complications include gross hematuria, perirenal hematoma, arteriovenous fistula, aneurysm, injury of other organs, and urine leakage. Urine leakage as a complication after kidney biopsy is rare. We experienced a case of urine leakage into the intra-abdominal cavity after renal biopsy.

Keywords: Biopsy; Kidney; Urinoma.

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