There are several types of kidney biopsy procedures. The most common is a percutaneous biopsy. For this procedure, doctors insert a biopsy needle through the skin and into the kidney. There are ...

PHILADELPHIA — Percutaneous kidney biopsy is a feasible and safe procedure when testing patients with small kidneys, according to the results of a study presented at ASN Kidney Week. Research ...

A kidney biopsy may be taken in one of two ways: Percutaneous biopsy: a needle placed through the skin (percutaneously) that lies over the kidney and guided to the right place in the kidney ...

The two principle variables of renal mass biopsy are image-guidance ... tissue through which the needle passes during percutaneous biopsy, theoretically decreasing the risk of tract seeding.

The accuracy and reliability of percutaneous renal biopsy has been much debated. Tissue-based diagnostic assessment remains important, because although CT, ultrasonography and MRI can accurately ...

You have full access to this article via your institution. To establish whether percutaneous ultrasound-guided renal biopsy can be carried out in the supine anterolateral position (SALP ...

On May 7, 2025, the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) released the full guideline for diagnosing, monitoring, and treating lupus nephritis (LN), which appeared in Arthritis & Rheumatology.

In Akai and team's analysis of 55 patients presumptively diagnosed with DN, percutaneous renal biopsy carried out in all patients showed that just 30 (54.5%) individuals were histologically ...

10 Bilateral, percutaneous renal biopsy was performed by means of the Franklin modification of the Vim—Silverman needle, with the patient in the up-right position. The tissue obtained by this ...

Pre-treatment Percutaneous Biopsy of Small Renal Masses Allison R. Polland, MD, and Jaime Landman, MD | February 1, 2013 ...

A kidney biopsy is a diagnostic medical test that involves the removal and study of small pieces of your kidney. It’s a way for your medical team to gather information to help diagnose or ...