Fukumori T, Yamamoto A, Ashida S, Komatsu F, Matsumoto S, Yuasa K, Terao N
Department of Urology, Kochi Takasu Hospital, Takasushin-machi, Japan.
Int J Urol. 1997 Jul;4(4):419-21. doi: 10.1111/j.1442-2042.1997.tb00219.x.
After extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL), perinephric hematomas, while uncommon, are a serious complication involving the risk of blood transfusion and subsequent impairment of renal function. We report a rare case of ESWL-induced renal laceration in which an expanding retroperitoneal hematoma required blood transfusion but was treated successfully without surgical intervention.
