Renal pelvis mucosal artery hemorrhage after percutaneous nephrolithotomy: a rare case report and literature review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Following a percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) procedure, the most common complications are considered to be intraoperative and postoperative bleeding. Many patients with postoperative bleeding can be treated conservatively, causing the perirenal hematoma to resolve spontaneously. The major causes of severe postoperative bleeding are pseudoaneurysms, arteriovenous fistula, and segmental arterial injury. Typically, the first choice of treatment to manage severe bleeding complications is selective angioembolization (SAE) because of the very high success rate associated with this procedure.

Case presentation

This clinical case involves a 56-year-old man who underwent dual-channel PCNL treatment after diagnosing a left kidney staghorn stone and urinary tract infectio

SUBMITTER: Zhang LW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9277858 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature