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Kidney biopsy

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  • Kidney biopsy is not performed for urological diseases but for nephrological diseases
  • Indications
    • Glomerulonephritis
    • Renal transplant evaluation
    • Renal mass where non-invasive imaging is inconclusive
      • Renal masses can be diagnosed with high specificity by non-invasive imaging in most cases
  • Technique
    • Can be acquired percutaneously or by open surgery
  • Complications
    • Bleeding
    • Tumour seeding is rare