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Urinoma-an unusual complication following kidney biopsy

The Indian Journal of Pediatrics volume 65, pages 911–913 (1998)Cite this article

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Development of urinoma is an unusual complication following kidney biopsy. We describe one such case who was managed successfully by ultrasound guided percutaneous catheter drainage.

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  1. Amita Trehan, Surjit Singh & Lata Kumar

    Present address: Department of Pediatrics, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh

  2. Deepak Takhtani

    Present address: Department of Radiodiagnosis, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh

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    Trehan, A., Takhtani, D., Singh, S. et al. Urinoma-an unusual complication following kidney biopsy. Indian J Pediatr 65, 911–913 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02831361

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    Key words

    • Urinoma
    • Renal biopsy
    • Percutaneous drainage