Clinics in diagnostic imaging (38) . Post-ESWL perinephric haematoma
Chong, K.W.; Yip, S.K.; Lo, R.H.; Li, M.K.; Foo, K.T.
Singapore Medical Journal 40(6): 430-433
1999
ISSN/ISBN: 0037-5675 PMID: 10489515 Document Number: 498216
A 57-year-old man presented with urosepsis related to urinary calculi. He underwent multiple sessions of ESWL and developed a perinephric haematoma that was treated conservatively and monitored by serial imaging. However, the haematoma became infected, necessitating percutaneous drainage 2 months after the initial ESWL. The risk factors and sequelae of post-ESWL perinephric haematoma, as well as its diagnosis and imaging, are discussed.