Machida J, Kitani K, Inadome A, Wada Y, Kawabata K, Yoshida M, Ueda S
Department of Urology, Kumamoto University School of Medicine, Japan.
Int J Urol. 1996 May;3(3):228-30. doi: 10.1111/j.1442-2042.1996.tb00521.x.
Percutaneous needle biopsy of a transplanted kidney is indicated as a diagnostic procedure in the evaluation of unexplained deteriorated renal function after renal transplantation. This procedure is not always without complications. We report a case of a subcapsular hematoma and hypertension following a percutaneous needle biopsy of a transplanted kidney. The cause of hypertension in this patient and the management of the subcapsular hematoma are discussed.
