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Can anybody give the indications for percutaneous needle biopsy of kidney?
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it could be any reason to diagnose renal pathology.... could be proteinuria(nephrotic), hematuria, ARF, lupus, CRF... I think this biopsy helps us categorise the nephritis into the different subtypes, do immunoflourences etc....
It avoids a full general anesthesia surgery, so done on Local anesthetic. It cannot be used for very deep lesions in the kidney.
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thanks for the answer.
Among the contraindications for it ...is renal cystic disease.
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