Ultrasonography of the kidney following renal biopsy in children.

Acta Radiol

Department of Pediatric Radiology, St. Göran's Children's Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden.

Published: June 1988

The frequency of renal and perirenal hematomas following percutaneous renal biopsy using a cutting needle was studied by means of ultrasonography in 30 children and young adults aged 3-16 years. Hematomas occurred in 64.5 percent of the biopsies but caused significant clinical symptoms in one patient only.

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