Case report: intrarenal arteriovenous fistula after ureteroscopic stone extraction with holmium laser lithotripsy.
A 79-year-old woman presented with gross hematuria 10 days after flexible ureteroscopic stone extraction with holmium laser lithotripsy. Work-up revealed a bleeding intrarenal arteriovenous fistula that was embolized. To our knowledge, this is the first report of this complication causing delayed hematuria after ureterorenoscopy.
Tiplitsky
Scott I
SI
Department of Urology, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, New York 10467, USA. stiplits@montefiore.org
Milhoua
Paul M
PM
Patel
Manoj B
MB
Minsky
Lloyd
L
Hoenig
David M
DM
D000368:Aged; D000792:Angiography; D001164:Arteriovenous Fistula / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006417:Hematuria / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D006695:Holmium; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000098:blood supply / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D007669:Kidney Calculi / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery* / Q000628:therapy*; D017602:Lithotripsy, Laser; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D018666:Ureteroscopy / Q000009:adverse effects*
D006695:Holmium