Renal pseudoaneurysm after holmium laser lithotripsy with flexible ureteroscopy: an unusual case report and literature review.

ABSTRACT: Pseudoaneurysms of the renal arteries are caused by focal rupture or perforation of the arterial wall, resulting in local bleeding. Such pseudoaneurysms can be observed in conditions such as nodular polyarteritis, penetrating or closed renal injury, and medically induced injuries (such as renal puncture biopsy, percutaneous nephrostomy, or partial nephrectomy). Flexible ureteroscopy (FURS) is performed entirely through the urethra to prevent potentially severe kidney damage. Because of this, almost no renal parenchymal hemorrhage occurs after FURS laser lithotripsy. Only four cases had been documented in the literature as of December 2022. In this report, we describe a 53-year-old man with a history of recurrent kidney stones who underwent FURS laser lithotripsy for bilateral kidney stones

SUBMITTER: Yin C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10052483 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature