Life-threatening hemorrhage from abdominal aorta following a percutaneous renal biopsy

Clinical Nephrology

Volumn 65, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 446-448

  Katopodis, K P ^a   Katsios, C G ^a   Koliousi, E L ^a   Nastos, D S ^a   Siamopoulos, K C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF IOANNINA   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOANNINA   (Greece)

Author keywords

Complications; Hemorrhage; Renal biopsy

Indexed keywords

FELODIPINE PLUS METOPROLOL; IMIDAPRIL; INDAPAMIDE;

ABDOMINAL AORTA; ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEMATURIA; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; KIDNEY BIOPSY; KIDNEY FAILURE; LAPAROTOMY; PERCUTANEOUS BIOPSY; PROLIFERATIVE GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; URINALYSIS;

EID: 33744960331     PISSN: 03010430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5414/CNP65446     Document Type: Article

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