Abstract:Objective To investigate the application value of contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) in monitoring bleeding after percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL).Methods From August 2017 to September 2020, 1 141 patients with PCNL were collected, a retrospective analysis was made on the clinical data of 22 patients who underwent bedside CEUS and super-selective renal artery embolization according to clinical conditions.Results Among of the 1 141 patients with renal hemorrhage after PCNL, 22 cases (1.93%) underwent super selective renal artery embolization. CEUS was routinely used to monitor renal hemorrhage after PCNL, renal hemorrhage was found in 1 case on day 3, 12 cases on day 5, 4 cases on day 8, 3 cases on day 11, and 1 case on day 14. One patient was directly transferred to open surgery without ultrasound angiography because of continuous massive hematuria on the first day after surgery. Ultrasound angiography showed 15 cases of renal artery pseudoaneurysm, 5 cases of renal artery pseudoaneurysm with arteriovenous fistula, and 1 case of arteriovenous fistula, which consistent with digital subtraction angiography (DSA).Conclusion CEUS can be used to repeatedly monitor the bleeding situation of patients after PCNL at any time to determine the presence of pseudoaneurysm and (or) arteriovenous fistula in the kidney, providing clinical diagnosis and treatment basis for the timely use of super-selective renal artery embolization for the treatment of renal hemorrhage, and can be used as the first choice for follow-up examination of patients after surgery.