Retroperitoneum : a forgotten and fatal aspect of kidney biopsy
Joint Authors
Muhammad, Azhar al-Din
Manjanabil, Prashanth
deTakat, Dominic
Source
Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation
Issue
Vol. 25, Issue 6 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1279-1281, 3 p.
Publisher
Saudi Center for Organ Transplantation
Publication Date
2014-12-31
Country of Publication
Saudi Arabia
No. of Pages
3
Main Subjects
Topics
- Case studies
- Kidneys
- Abdomen
- Diseases
- Complications(Medicine)
- Hemorrhage
- Biopsy
- Diagnosis
- Retroperitoneal space
Abstract EN
A kidney biopsy is an important tool for nephrologists in the diagnosis of renal conditions, but not without the risk of bleeding due to its invasive nature.
There is abundance of literature on bleeding complications secondary to this procedure in high-risk patient groups such as amyloidosis and chronic hypertension.
An undefined and unrecognized risk is a peritoneal penetration.
We report here a case where, despite adequately preparing a patient for a kidney biopsy, distortion of the peritoneum and retroperitoneum from previous surgery resulted in a fatal outcome.
This was due to loss of peritoneal integrity and the consequent loss of local anatomical hemostatic mechanism.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Muhammad, Azhar al-Din& Manjanabil, Prashanth& deTakat, Dominic. 2014. Retroperitoneum : a forgotten and fatal aspect of kidney biopsy. Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation،Vol. 25, no. 6, pp.1279-1281.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-431759
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Muhammad, Azhar al-Din…[et al.]. Retroperitoneum : a forgotten and fatal aspect of kidney biopsy. Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation Vol. 25, no. 6 (Dec. 2014), pp.1279-1281.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-431759
American Medical Association (AMA)
Muhammad, Azhar al-Din& Manjanabil, Prashanth& deTakat, Dominic. Retroperitoneum : a forgotten and fatal aspect of kidney biopsy. Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation. 2014. Vol. 25, no. 6, pp.1279-1281.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-431759
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 1281
Record ID
BIM-431759