Renal subcapsular
hematoma is not an uncommon complication after extracorporeal short wave
lithotripsy,
trauma, renal angiographic procedures and spontaneously in patients of
malignancy and in patients on anticoagulation. We present a patient who developed renal subcapsular
hematoma after ureterorenoscopy, which has not been mentioned in literature ever. Clinical spectrum varies from spontaneous resolution through
acute renal failure to Page kidney. Page kidney is the external compression of a kidney usually caused by a subcapsular
hematoma associated with
high blood pressure and occasional
renal failure. It is named after Dr. Irvin Page who first demonstrated in 1939 that wrapping
cellophane tightly around animal kidneys could cause
hypertension. Various management options are mentioned in literature and depend upon the severity of
hematoma. Percutaneous drainage is a successful option for the management of subcapsular
hematoma in hemodynamic stable patients.