title: Postrenal-biopsy hematoma in infants and children: evaluation by ultrasonography.
abstract: Postbiopsy hematoma was assessed using ultrasonography in 106 infants and children (age 1 month to 15 years) who underwent a total of 122 percutaneous renal biopsies. Postbiopsy hematoma occurred in 22 (21%) of 105 successful biopsies. However, only 2 of these were symptomatic. Renal failure, mild and moderate hypertension and inexperience of the operator were not found to increase the incidence of postbiopsy hematoma in infants and children.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, King Saud University, King Khalid University Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: al-Rasheed
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: al-Mugeiren
authors.forename: M B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Abdurrahman
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Patel
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006406:Hematoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007223:Infant; D007668:Kidney / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014463:Ultrasonography