Following renal transplant, different perinephric fluid collections tend to present at different times in the postoperative period. These can be remembered in order using the mnemonic:
- HEAL
Mnemonic
- H: hematoma (immediate)
- E: encapsulated urine collections/urinomas (1-2 weeks)
- A: abscess (3-4 weeks)
- L: lymphocele (2months)