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Surgical repair of aneurysm in the transplanted kidney following a percutaneous needle biopsy

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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.

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  1. Department of Urology, Kidney Center, Tokyo Women's Medical College, Kawadacho, Shinjyuku-Ku, Tokyo, Japan

    T. Yagisawa, H. Toma, K. Takahashi & K. Ota

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Yagisawa, T., Toma, H., Takahashi, K. et al. Surgical repair of aneurysm in the transplanted kidney following a percutaneous needle biopsy. International Urology and Nephrology 28, 729–732 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02552173

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