title: Complications of percutaneous renal biopsy.
abstract: Three hundred twenty renal biopsies were done in 305 patients over a period of 5 years. Adequate tissue for pathologic diagnosis was obtained in about 79% of biopsy attempts. The overall morbidity of procedure was 6.8%. Haematuria in 11.8% cases was the commonest complication. Haematuria resolved spontaneously in 63.8% of patients within 4-12 hours. Hypotension due to blood loss occurred in 3 patients (0.98%) who required blood transfusion. Five patients (1.6%) developed perirenal haematoma. Urinary retention requiring single catheterisation was seen in 12 cases (3.9%). Perirenal abscess occurred in one case. Minor complications improving with symptomatic medication included vomiting, abdominal pain and vasovagal attack in 3.6%, 2.6% and 1.6% cases respectively.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nephrology, Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Prakash
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tripathi
authors.forename: U S
authors.initials: US
authors.lastname: Rai
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001707:Biopsy, Needle / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006406:Hematoma / Q000209:etiology*; D006417:Hematuria / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D012307:Risk Factors