Title of article :
Incorporating Real Time Ultrasound Guidance to Kidney Biopsy by the Nephrologist: An Educational Video
Author/Authors :
Hassanzadeh Rad, Afagh Pediatric Diseases Research Center - Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran , Badeli, Hamidreza Pediatric Diseases Research Center - Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran
Abstract :
Kidney biopsy is an important technique for diagnosis and management of patients with kidney diseases. Real-time US with guided renal biopsy is a consolidated method. This method obtained over 90% of adequate samples. Even reduction of complications has been obtained from blind technique (10%) to an ultrasound-guided method (2-6%). in this article authors aimed to show a video to visualize a sample of kidney biopsy under guidance of US on a 14-year-old girl.
Keywords :
Kidney Biopsy , Educational Video , Kidney Ultrasonography
Journal title :
Journal of Pediatric Nephrology
