In these instances, unroofing of the cyst and subsequent biopsy may be required. In addition certain renal diseases require a biopsy for diagnosis. Laparoscopy has provided an ideal way to manage ...

At univariable analysis, both anti-C1q antibodies and non-use of hydroxychloroquine predicted renal flares at baseline and 6 and 12 months. Proteinuria (24/h proteinuria and proteinuria 0.5 g/day or ...

The present recommendation is that the patient be observed for 12–24 h after a native kidney biopsy. 1 This recommendation was made on the basis of a case series reported by Whittier and Korbet ...

Diabetic kidney disease is chronic kidney disease that occurs as a complication of diabetes. Learn about its signs and ...

Renal biopsy laboratory, a sub-section of the main histopathology lab, receives approximately 850 renal biopsies per year from nephrologists at UAB and across the state of Alabama, with a broad ...

A genetically engineered pig kidney has been removed from a transplant patient after it started losing function, according to ...

Kaplan-Meier analysis showed a statistically significant difference in overall survival favoring immediate treatment (log-rank p = 0.002), though recurrence-free survival did not differ significantly ...

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