The frequency of renal and perirenal hematomas following percutaneous renal biopsy using a cutting needle was studied by means of ultrasonography in 30 children and young adults aged 3–16 years. Hematomas occurred in 64.5 percent of the biopsies but caused significant clinical symptoms in one patient only.
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