title: [A case of intrarenal hematoma: role of ultrasonography in the early diagnosis of a possible complication of anticoagulant therapy].
abstract: Uremia associated with anticoagulant therapy is a high risk factor for bleeding complications in patients undergoing hemodialysis. We report a case of intrarenal hematoma arising in a uremic patient treated with warfarin. The hematoma was rapidly diagnosed by ultrasonography of the abdomen and treated with embolization. Our experience confirms that the availability of an ultrasound facility within the renal unit allows better assessment of our patients, also in the management of the most fearsome and rare complications. Moreover, it strengthens the evidence that uremic patients are at high risk of bleeding complications when treated with oral anticoagulants.
authors.affiliation: Nefrologia, Dialisi e Trapianti Renali, Ospedale Ca' Foncello, Treviso, Italy. maurodugo59@gmail.com
authors.forename: Mauro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dugo
authors.forename: Ermanno
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: La Torre
authors.forename: Fabrizio
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Farneti
authors.forename: Adriana
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Caberlotto
authors.forename: Alessandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pasi
authors.forename: Riccarda
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Puggia
authors.forename: Pierluigi
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gatti
authors.forename: Maria Cristina
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Maresca
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000009:adverse effects*; D042241:Early Diagnosis; D006406:Hematoma / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008297:Male; D006435:Renal Dialysis; D014463:Ultrasonography
chemical_list: D000925:Anticoagulants