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Case Reports
. 1976 Jul;116(1):94-5.
doi: 10.1016/s0022-5347(17)58695-4.

Pneumomediastinum following a surgical renal biopsy

C M Martinez, M L Gaspar, E A Ribes, A M Amenos, E F Prevosti, L P Robert
Case Reports

Pneumomediastinum following a surgical renal biopsy

C M Martinez et al. J Urol. 1976 Jul.

Abstract

A case of pneumomediastinum, which appeared after a biopsy of the right kidney by minimal lumbotomy, is reported. The anatomicopathological condition of the renal fragment obtained was judged to be focal and segmental hyalinosis. We wish to emphasize the rarity of such a complication, the type of electrocardiographic changes observed, and the rapid and spontaneous recuperation of the patient without further repercussions.

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