Vol. 42 (1): 165-167, January – February, 2016
doi: 10.1590/S1677-5538.IBJU.2014.0315
RADIOLOGY PAGE
Renal pseudoaneurysm after core-needle biopsy of renal allograft successfully managed with superselective embolization
Ioannis M. Antonopoulos 1, Kleiton Gabriel Ribeiro Yamacake 1, Bruno C. Tiseo 1, Francisco C. Carnevale 1, Enio Z. Junior 1, William C. Nahas 1
1 Divisão de Urologia, Hospital das Clinicas, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brasil
INTRODUCTION
Renal biopsy of the allograft is important to evaluate renal dysfunction (1). Rare complications like pseudoaneurysm (PA) can develop and could lead to life-threatening bleeding (2, 3). It can be safely and effectively managed by endovascular embolization yielding good renal function in the long term follow-up (4, 5). We describe a PA of a kidney transplant (KTX) associated with arteriovenous fistula (AVF) at the site of a core needle percutaneous biopsy (CNPB).
