title: Perirenal hematoma following catheter removal. An unusual complication of percutaneous nephrostomy.
abstract: A case of perirenal hematoma following nephrostomy tube removal is presented. Computed tomography was useful in defining the extent of the hematoma. The patient was managed conservatively with eventual resolution of the hematoma.
authors.affiliation: Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, Maryland.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Merine
authors.forename: E K
authors.initials: EK
authors.lastname: Fishman
mesh_terms: D006406:Hematoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D006417:Hematuria / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009403:Nephrostomy, Percutaneous / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014546:Urinary Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation