One hour observation of patients after image-guided percutaneous renal mass biopsy.

Background: Imaging-guided percutaneous biopsy of renal masses is regarded as safe and is widely used for histopathology diagnosis before treatment. Recommended observation time after tumour biopsy varies in international guidelines and the literature is sparse.

Purpose: To assess the effect of a 1-h post-biopsy observation time of percutaneous image-guided renal mass biopsy.

[Trombosis due to vena cava inferior agenesia].

This case report describes two 28-year-old healthy males, who werw admitted to hospital due to pain in the lower extremities. Both patients were diagnosed with deep venous thrombosis. In order to determine extent and treatment of the thrombosis, a CT angiography was performed in both patients showing infrarenal vena cava inferior agenesia.