title: Surgical repair of aneurysm in the transplanted kidney following a percutaneous needle biopsy.
abstract: Arterial aneurysm following a needle biopsy is a serious and troublesome complication in renal allograft. We report herein a case in which the large aneurysm developed at the interlobar arterial branch in the transplanted kidney after needle biopsy. We also present the successful surgical treatment of the aneurysm and discuss the management of this complication.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Tokyo Women's Medical College, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yagisawa
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Toma
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Takahashi
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ota
mesh_terms: D000783:Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D001707:Biopsy, Needle / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D007049:Iatrogenic Disease; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D012077:Renal Artery / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous