A case of percutaneous cryoablation complicated by subcapsular hemorrhage managed conservatively

Alexandra M. Dubinin, BA; Gerant Rivera-Sanfeliz, MD; Ithaar Derweesh, MD; David Duncan, MD

Radiology Case Reports (Jun 2022)

A case of percutaneous cryoablation complicated by subcapsular hemorrhage managed conservatively

Alexandra M. Dubinin, BA,
Gerant Rivera-Sanfeliz, MD,
Ithaar Derweesh, MD,
David Duncan, MD

Affiliations

Alexandra M. Dubinin, BA: University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, 9300 Campus Point Dr, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA; Corresponding author.
Gerant Rivera-Sanfeliz, MD: Department of Radiology and Urology, University of California, San Diego Health, La Jolla, CA, USA
Ithaar Derweesh, MD: Department of Urology, University of California, San Diego Health, La Jolla, CA, USA
David Duncan, MD: Department of Radiology, University of California, San Diego Health, La Jolla, CA and Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 17, no. 6
pp. 2014 – 2017

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Herein, we report a patient who underwent percutaneous cryoablation for suspected renal cell carcinoma and developed a subcapsular hematoma with numerous pseudoaneurysms and dramatic structural deformity. Despite the severity suggested by the radiologic presentation, a conservative management approach was selected due to the patient's favorable hemodynamic status. This resulted in a positive outcome as alternative treatment options would have resulted in loss of the organ.

Published in Radiology Case Reports

ISSN: 1930-0433 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Medicine: Medicine (General): Medical physics. Medical radiology. Nuclear medicine
Website: https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/radiology-case-reports

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