Life-threatening complication after right renal extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy: large hepatic haematoma requiring embolisation of the right hepatic artery.
We present the case of a young female patient who developed a large subcapsular hepatic haematoma following extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) administered to a stone in the right kidney. Severe haemorrhagic shock required a partial coiling embolisation of the right hepatic artery.
Beatrice
Josef
J
Department of Urology, University Hospital Zurich, Switzerland. josef.beatrice@usz.ch
Strebel
Raeto T
RT
Pfammatter
Thomas
T
Röhweder
Jaime H
JH
Sulser
Tullio
T
D000328:Adult; D000792:Angiography; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006406:Hematoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006499:Hepatic Artery; D006801:Humans; D008096:Lithotripsy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D053040:Nephrolithiasis / Q000628:therapy*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed