Results from a prospective study reveal that with standardized precautions, even high-risk patients may safely undergo a kidney biopsy, a cornerstone of kidney diagnostics that is often perceived as ...

Acute interstitial nephritis (AIN) is a condition characterized by inflammation that damages the kidney's tubules and surrounding tissue. Often resulting from an immune reaction to common ...

In this multicentre French series of 76 pregnant women who underwent native kidney biopsy at 18 centres, procedures performed during the first two trimesters were associated with a low complication ...

Results from a prospective study reveal that with standardized precautions, even high-risk patients may safely undergo a ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Of patients with diabetes undergoing kidney biopsy, 37.2% had diabetic kidney disease alone. Researchers found ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Diagnoses before and after a kidney biopsy matched in 24% of acute interstitial nephritis and 57% of acute ...

THE difficulty in making an exact diagnosis of renal disease during life has been pointed out by many clinicians. In the words of the late Dr. Henry A. Christian, "It is not possible to diagnose ...

Percutaneous kidney biopsy is a key diagnostic tool in nephrology but carries a risk of post-procedure bleeding, with complications ranging from minor hematomas to life-threatening hemorrhages.

CareDx, Inc. (Nasdaq: CDNA) — a leading precision medicine diagnostics company in transplant, specialty oncology, and cell therapy, today highlighted data featuring AlloSure® Kidney donor-derived cell ...

Combining CT-measured kidney volume with serum creatinine and C3 measurements could help predict the risk of end-stage renal disease in AAV.

In a study including patients at high risk for biopsy-related complications, kidney biopsy performed under a standardized protocol was associated with an exceptionally low rate of severe adverse ...