Results A total of 118,064 biopsies were included in this study. Patient age ranged from 30
to 79 years, and 45% of patients were women. On the basis of our meta-analysis, pain at the …

Roughly 3% of patients worldwide with a new diagnosis of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM)
already have an overt nephropathy at diagnosis and about 20–30% of the remaining ones …

Context.—Needle biopsy of diseased tissue is an essential diagnostic tool that is becoming
even more important as precision medicine develops. However, the capability of this …

Introduction: Percutaneous renal biopsy (PRB) of native kidneys is an important tool for
diagnosis and management of renal disease. In this study, we analyzed the success, safety …

Hyperthermia is an internal body temperature increase above 40.5° C; normally internal
body temperature is kept constant through natural homeostatic mechanisms. Heat-related …

BACKGROUND: Renal biopsy performed in native and transplant kidneys is generally
considered a safe procedure. AIM: In this study, we evaluated renal biopsy complications …

Introduction. It is now known that cancer is a major public health problem; on the other hand,
it is less known, or rather, often underestimated, that a significant percentage of cancer …

Background and Objectives: The risk and timing of bleeding events following ultrasound-
guided percutaneous renal biopsy are not clearly defined. Design setting, participants, and …

The kidneys are one of the main end organs targeted by hypertensive disease. Although the
central role of the kidneys in the regulation of high blood pressure has been long …

Infrared (IR) spectromicroscopy allows chemical mapping of a kidney biopsy. It is particularly
interesting for chemical speciation of abnormal tubular deposits and calcification. In 2017 …