title: Renal failure after radiological contrast media.
abstract: Over a 12-month period four patients developed acute renal failure after undergoing radiological investigations using contrast media. Though the incidence of serious complications is low, the possibility of adverse side effects must be weighed against the usefulness of the information provided by these techniques.
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D058186:Acute Kidney Injury / Q000139:chemically induced*; D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000792:Angiography / Q000009:adverse effects; D002758:Cholangiography / Q000009:adverse effects; D002769:Cholelithiasis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002779:Cholestasis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003287:Contrast Media / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D052177:Kidney Diseases, Cystic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media