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Case Report
Lumbo-renal arteriovenous fistula: An unusual complication of percutaneous kidney biopsy
1 DNB (Nephrology), MD (Medicine), PD Hinduja Hospital and Medical Research Centre, Veer Savarkar Marg, Mahim, Mumbai 400016, India
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Consultant Nephrology, Nephrology Department, PD Hinduja Hospital and Medical Research Centre, Veer Savarkar Marg, Mahim, Mumbai 400016,
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Article ID: 101419Z01KP2023
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Prasad KM. Lumbo-renal arteriovenous fistula: An unusual complication of percutaneous kidney biopsy. Int J Case Rep Images 2023;14(2):102–105.ABSTRACT
Arteriovenous fistula formation after percutaneous kidney biopsy is not uncommon. Most of these fistulas are intrarenal and close spontaneously. Formation of a fistula between an intercostal branch of the lumbar artery and the renal vein is a very rare complication. Our case has lumbo-renal arteriovenous fistula (AVF) following a percutaneous kidney biopsy. The AVF was successfully treated with embolization. Post-biopsy observations should include Doppler surveillance in order to detect such rare but potentially catastrophic complications.
Keywords: Fistula embolization, Kidney biopsy, Lumbar artery aneurysm, Lumbo-renal fistula
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The author thanks B Poat (Department of Interventional Radiology, Hinduja Hospital), R Balsarkar (Department of Radiology, Hinduja Hospital), A Almeida, R Sirsat, A Dey, K Bijapur, S Lute (Department of Nephrology, Hinduja Hospital) for their help.
Author ContributionsKhairwar Mahesh Prasad - Substantial contributions to conception and design, Drafting the article, Final approval of the version to be published
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