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CASE REPORT
Active haemorrhage of a renal allograft detected on portable ultrasound
  1. James Ricketts1,
  2. Chun Lap Pang1,
  3. Prageeth Dissanayake1,
  4. Rachel Hutchinson2,
  5. Catherine Gutteridge1
  1. 1Department of Clinical Radiology, Peninsula Radiology Academy, Plymouth, Devon, UK
  2. 2Department of Haematology, James Paget University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, UK
  1. Correspondence to Dr Chun Lap Pang, c.pang{at}doctors.org.uk

Summary

Function of a renal allograft relies on the integrity of its vascular anatomy. Renal biochemistry, ultrasound and percutaneous biopsy are used in combination to determine allograft function. Biopsy is not without risk, and in this case study we demonstrate a rare but a potentially life-threatening complication of renal allograft biopsy.

https://doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2013-009614

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