Complications of Percutaneous Renal Biopsy

Semin intervent Radiol 2019; 36: 097-103 DOI: 10.1055/s-0039-1688422Percutaneous renal biopsy is widely used for diagnosis, prognosis, and management of nephropathies. Complications may arise after renal biopsy, most commonly in the form of bleeding. Efforts should be taken to optimize modifiable risk factors such as hypertension, thrombocytopenia, and coagulopathy prior to the procedure. Unmodifiable risk factors such as poor renal function, gender, and underlying histologic diagnosis may be used to identify high-risk patients. Delayed presentation of bleeding complications is common, and close clinical follow-up is crucial. [...] Thieme Medical Publishers 333 Seventh Avenue, New York, NY 10001, USA.Article in Thieme eJournals: Table of contents  |  Abstract  |  Full text

Source: Seminars in Interventional Radiology - May 21, 2019 Category: Radiology Authors: Bakdash, Kenaz Schramm, Kristofer M. Annam, Aparna Brown, Matthew Kondo, Kimi Lindquist, Jonathan D. Tags: Review Article Source Type: research