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Schnuelle P. Renal Biopsy for Diagnosis in Kidney Disease: Indication, Technique, and Safety. J Clin Med 2023; 12:6424. [PMID: 37835066 PMCID: PMC10573674 DOI: 10.3390/jcm12196424] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2023] [Revised: 09/29/2023] [Accepted: 10/04/2023] [Indexed: 10/15/2023] Open
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Renal biopsies are the gold standard for diagnosis, staging, and prognosis of underlying parenchymal kidney disease. This article provides an overview of the current indications and highlights ways to reduce bleeding complications in order to achieve optimal diagnostic yield with minimal risk to the patient. Novel indications have emerged from the increasing use of new molecularly targeted oncologic therapies in recent years, which often induce immune-mediated renal disease. On the other hand, the detection of specific antibodies against target antigens on podocytes in the sera of patients with new-onset nephrotic syndrome has now relativized the indication for biopsy in membranous nephropathy. The use of semi-automatic spring-loaded biopsy devices and real-time ultrasound considerably declined the complication rate and is the current standard. Percutaneous renal biopsies are overall a safe procedure if contraindications are considered. A coagulation disorder needs to be excluded beforehand, and an elevated blood pressure must be reduced to the normotensive range with medications. A laparoscopic approach or a radiology interventional procedure through the internal jugular vein may be considered for obtaining a kidney tissue sample if there is an urgent indication and a bleeding tendency cannot be adequately corrected. Major bleeding after a percutaneous renal biopsy can usually be managed with selective arterial embolization of the injured renal vessel. The use of a 16-gauge needle is the most reasonable compromise between diagnostic benefit and risk of complication. In the routine diagnostic, the biopsy specimen is examined with light microscopy, immunohistochemistry, and electron microscopy. Combination with modern molecular pathology techniques will contribute to more precise insights into the development and progression of kidney disease, which will likely refine future treatments in nephrology.
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- Peter Schnuelle
- Center for Renal Diseases Weinheim, Academic Teaching Practice of the University Medical Center Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, D-69469 Weinheim, Germany
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Halimi JM. Complications after native kidney biopsy: definitive data. Curr Opin Nephrol Hypertens 2021; 30:555-558. [PMID: 34412087 DOI: 10.1097/mnh.0000000000000736] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW To assess the risk of complications associated with native kidney biopsies. This review will highlight recent advances on the risk factors for major bleeding and risk management in patients with native kidney biopsy. RECENT FINDINGS Recent studies provided new important data regarding the individualization of the risk of bleeding after kidney biopsy. A new bleeding risk score was proposed as a risk stratification tool, useful for shared decision making and procedure choice. SUMMARY The risk of complications is low (<1%) in most patients but varies widely. Risk factors include Charlson index, frailty index, female gender, dyslipidemia, anemia, thrombocytopenia, cancer, abnormal kidney function, glomerular disease, autoimmune disease, vasculitis, hematologic disease, and thrombotic microangiopathy. A new bleeding score can help physicians and patients to assess the risk of bleeding enabling informed consent, and decide to perform it or not, and to prefer transjugular vs percutaneous route.
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- Jean-Michel Halimi
- Néphrologie-Hypertension, Dialyses, Transplantation rénale, Hôpital Bretonneau, CHU Tours
- EA4245, University of Tours, Tours
- INI-CRCT, Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, France
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Halimi JM, Gatault P, Longuet H, Barbet C, Goumard A, Gueguen J, Goin N, Sautenet B, Herbert J, Bisson A, Fauchier L. Major Bleeding of Transjugular Native Kidney Biopsies. A French Nationwide Cohort Study. Kidney Int Rep 2021; 6:2594-2603. [PMID: 34622099 PMCID: PMC8484497 DOI: 10.1016/j.ekir.2021.07.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2021] [Revised: 06/09/2021] [Accepted: 07/12/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Introduction The risk of bleeding associated with transjugular kidney biopsies is unclear, and which patients are the best candidates for this route is unknown. Methods This was a retrospective cohort study comparing proportion of bleeding associated with transjugular versus percutaneous native kidney biopsies in all patients in France in the 2010–2019 period. Major bleeding at day 8 (i.e., blood transfusions, hemorrhage/hematoma, angiographic intervention, nephrectomy) and risk of death at day 30 were assessed, and we used a bleeding risk score initially developed for the percutaneous route. Results Our analysis included 60,331 patients (transjugular route: 5305; percutaneous route: 55,026 patients). The observed proportion of major bleeding varied widely (transjugular vs. percutaneous): 0.4% versus 0.5% for the lowest risk scores (0–4) to 19.1% versus 30.8% for the highest risk scores (≥35). Transjugular was more frequently used than percutaneous route (39% vs. 24%) when the risk score was ≥20 (15,133/60,331; 25% of all patients). Transjugular was associated with a lower risk of major bleeding than percutaneous route in multivariate analyses (odds ratio [OR]: 0.88 [0.78–0.99]), especially for scores ≥20 (OR: 0.83 [0.72–0.96], (i.e., 25% of patients). Major bleeding was associated with an increased risk of death both for transjugular (OR: 1.77 [1.00–3.14]) and percutaneous (OR: 1.80 [1.43–2.28]) routes. Conclusions The transjugular route is independently associated with a lower risk of bleeding than the percutaneous route, especially in high-risk patients identified by a preprocedure risk score ≥20 (i.e., 25% of patients). Major bleeding is associated with an increased risk of death for both routes.
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- Jean-Michel Halimi
- Néphrologie-Immunologie Clinique, Hôpital Bretonneau, CHU Tours, Tours, France.,EA4245, University of Tours, Tours, France.,Investigation Network Initiative Cardiovascular and Renal Clinical Trialists (INI-CRCT), France
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- Néphrologie-Immunologie Clinique, Hôpital Bretonneau, CHU Tours, Tours, France.,EA4245, University of Tours, Tours, France
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- Néphrologie-Immunologie Clinique, Hôpital Bretonneau, CHU Tours, Tours, France
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- Néphrologie-Immunologie Clinique, Hôpital Bretonneau, CHU Tours, Tours, France
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- Néphrologie-Immunologie Clinique, Hôpital Bretonneau, CHU Tours, Tours, France
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- Néphrologie-Immunologie Clinique, Hôpital Bretonneau, CHU Tours, Tours, France
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- Néphrologie-Immunologie Clinique, Hôpital Bretonneau, CHU Tours, Tours, France
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- Néphrologie-Immunologie Clinique, Hôpital Bretonneau, CHU Tours, Tours, France.,Investigation Network Initiative Cardiovascular and Renal Clinical Trialists (INI-CRCT), France
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- Service de Cardiologie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Trousseau et Faculté de Médecine, EA7505, Université de Tours, France.,Service d'information médicale, d'épidémiologie et d'économie de la santé, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire et Faculté de Médecine, EA7505, Université de Tours, France
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- Service de Cardiologie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Trousseau et Faculté de Médecine, EA7505, Université de Tours, France
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- Service de Cardiologie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Trousseau et Faculté de Médecine, EA7505, Université de Tours, France
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Swenson C, Martin JG, Jaffe T, Gupta RT, Sag AA, Befera NT, Pabon-Ramos WM, Suhocki PV, Smith TP, Kim CY, Ronald J. Intravascular Ultrasound-Guided Transvenous Biopsy of Abdominal and Pelvic Targets Difficult to Access by Percutaneous Needle Biopsy: Technique and Initial Clinical Experience. J Vasc Interv Radiol 2021; 32:1310-1318.e2. [PMID: 34058351 DOI: 10.1016/j.jvir.2021.04.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2021] [Revised: 03/23/2021] [Accepted: 04/17/2021] [Indexed: 10/21/2022] Open
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PURPOSE To report initial clinical experience with intravascular ultrasound (US)-guided transvenous biopsy (TVB) for perivascular target lesions in the abdomen and pelvis using side-viewing phased-array intracardiac echocardiography catheters. MATERIALS AND METHODS In this single-institution, retrospective study, 48 patients underwent 50 intravascular US-guided TVB procedures for targets close to the inferior vena cava or iliac veins deemed difficult to access by conventional percutaneous needle biopsy (PNB). In all procedures, side-viewing phased-array intracardiac echocardiography intravascular US catheters and transjugular liver biopsy sets were inserted through separate jugular or femoral vein access sheaths, and 18-gauge core needle biopsy specimens were obtained under real-time intravascular US guidance. Diagnostic yield, diagnostic accuracy, and complications were analyzed. RESULTS Intravascular US-guided TVB was diagnostic of malignancy in 40 of 50 procedures for a diagnostic yield of 80%. There were 5 procedures in which biopsy was correctly negative for malignancy, with a per-procedure diagnostic accuracy of 90% (45/50). Among the 5 false negatives, 2 patients underwent repeat intravascular US-guided TVB, which was diagnostic of malignancy for a per-patient diagnostic accuracy of 94% (45/48). There were 1 (2%) mild, 2 (4%) moderate, and 1 (2%) severe adverse events, with 1 moderate severity adverse event (venous thrombosis) directly attributable to the intravascular US-guided TVB technique. CONCLUSIONS Intravascular US-guided TVB performed on difficult-to-approach perivascular targets in the abdomen and pelvis resulted in a high diagnostic accuracy, similar to accepted thresholds for PNB. Complication rates may be slightly higher but should be weighed relative to the risks of difficult PNB, surgical biopsy, or clinical management without biopsy.
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- Christopher Swenson
- Division of Vascular & Interventional Radiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina
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- Division of Vascular & Interventional Radiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina
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- Division of Abdominal Imaging, Department of Radiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina
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- Division of Abdominal Imaging, Department of Radiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina
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- Division of Vascular & Interventional Radiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina
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- Division of Vascular & Interventional Radiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina
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- Division of Vascular & Interventional Radiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina
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- Division of Vascular & Interventional Radiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina
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- Division of Vascular & Interventional Radiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina
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- Division of Vascular & Interventional Radiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina
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- Division of Vascular & Interventional Radiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina.
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Nielly H, Mathian A, Cazenave M, Izzedine H, Haroche J, Cohen-Aubart F, Hie M, Miyara M, Pineton de Chambrun M, Benameur N, Hausfater P, Pha M, Boutin-Lê Thi Huong D, Rouvier P, Brocheriou I, Cluzel P, Amoura Z. Safety and effectiveness of transjugular renal biopsy for systemic lupus erythematosus and antiphospholipid antibody syndrome patients taking antithrombotics. Nephrol Dial Transplant 2021; 35:1721-1729. [PMID: 31157889 DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfz085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2018] [Accepted: 03/20/2019] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Renal biopsy is the cornerstone of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) nephritis and antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) nephropathy management. However, transcutaneous renal biopsy (TCRB) is hampered by the antithrombotic treatment frequently prescribed for those diseases. Transjugular renal biopsy (TJRB) offers an attractive alternative for patients at increased risk of bleeding. The primary objective of the study was to describe the safety profile and diagnostic performance of TJRB in SLE and APS patients. METHODS All SLE and/or APS patients who underwent a renal biopsy in our department (between January 2004 and October 2016) were retrospectively reviewed. Major complications were death, haemostasis nephrectomy, renal artery embolization, red blood cell transfusion, sepsis and vascular thrombosis; macroscopic haematuria, symptomatic perirenal/retroperitoneal bleeding and renal arteriovenous fistula without artery embolization were considered as minor complications. RESULTS Two hundred and fifty-six TJRBs-119 without antithrombotics (untreated), 69 under aspirin and 68 on anticoagulants and 54 TCRBs without antithrombotics-were analysed. Their major and minor complication rates, respectively, did not differ significantly for the four groups: 0 and 8% for untreated TJRBs, 1 and 6% for aspirin-treated, 6 and 10% for anticoagulant-treated and 2 and 2% for TCRBs. The number of glomeruli sampled and the biopsy contribution to establishing a histological diagnosis was similar for the four groups. CONCLUSIONS TJRBs obtained from SLE and APS patients taking antithrombotics had diagnostic yields and safety profiles similar to those of untreated TCRBs. Thus, TJRB should be considered for SLE and APS patients at risk of bleeding.
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- Hubert Nielly
- Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (APHP), Groupe Hospitalier Pitié-Salpêtrière (GHPS), French National Referral Center for Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome, Service de Médecine Interne 2, Institut E3M, Paris, France
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- Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (APHP), Groupe Hospitalier Pitié-Salpêtrière (GHPS), French National Referral Center for Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome, Service de Médecine Interne 2, Institut E3M, Paris, France
- Sorbonne Université, Inserm, Centre d'Immunologie et des Maladies Infectieuses (CIMI-Paris), Paris, France
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- Sorbonne Université, APHP, GHPS, Nephrology and Renal Transplantation Department, Paris, France
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- Hôpital Privé des Peupliers, Service de Néphrologie, Paris, France
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- Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (APHP), Groupe Hospitalier Pitié-Salpêtrière (GHPS), French National Referral Center for Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome, Service de Médecine Interne 2, Institut E3M, Paris, France
- Sorbonne Université, Inserm, Centre d'Immunologie et des Maladies Infectieuses (CIMI-Paris), Paris, France
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- Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (APHP), Groupe Hospitalier Pitié-Salpêtrière (GHPS), French National Referral Center for Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome, Service de Médecine Interne 2, Institut E3M, Paris, France
- Sorbonne Université, Inserm, Centre d'Immunologie et des Maladies Infectieuses (CIMI-Paris), Paris, France
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- Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (APHP), Groupe Hospitalier Pitié-Salpêtrière (GHPS), French National Referral Center for Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome, Service de Médecine Interne 2, Institut E3M, Paris, France
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- Sorbonne Université, Inserm, Centre d'Immunologie et des Maladies Infectieuses (CIMI-Paris), Paris, France
- APHP, GHPS, Département d'Immunologie, Hôpital de la Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, France
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- Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (APHP), Groupe Hospitalier Pitié-Salpêtrière (GHPS), French National Referral Center for Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome, Service de Médecine Interne 2, Institut E3M, Paris, France
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- APHP, GHPS, Service de Pharmacie, Hôpital de la Pitié-Salpêtriére, Paris, France
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- Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (APHP), Groupe Hospitalier Pitié-Salpêtrière (GHPS), French National Referral Center for Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome, Service de Médecine Interne 2, Institut E3M, Paris, France
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- Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (APHP), Groupe Hospitalier Pitié-Salpêtrière (GHPS), French National Referral Center for Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome, Service de Médecine Interne 2, Institut E3M, Paris, France
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- Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (APHP), Groupe Hospitalier Pitié-Salpêtrière (GHPS), French National Referral Center for Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome, Service de Médecine Interne 2, Institut E3M, Paris, France
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- Sorbonne Université, APHP, GHPS, Service d'Anatomie et Cytologie Pathologiques, Hôpital de la Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, France
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- Sorbonne Université, APHP, GHPS, Service d'Anatomie et Cytologie Pathologiques, Hôpital de la Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, France
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- Sorbonne Université, APHP, GHPS, Département d'Imagerie Cardiovasculaire et de Radiologie Interventionnelle, Hôpital de la Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, France
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- Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (APHP), Groupe Hospitalier Pitié-Salpêtrière (GHPS), French National Referral Center for Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome, Service de Médecine Interne 2, Institut E3M, Paris, France
- Sorbonne Université, Inserm, Centre d'Immunologie et des Maladies Infectieuses (CIMI-Paris), Paris, France
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St Jeor JD, Reisenauer CJ, Andrews JC, Fleming CJ, Misra S, Takahashi EA. Transjugular Renal Biopsy Bleeding Risk and Diagnostic Yield: A Systematic Review. J Vasc Interv Radiol 2020; 31:2106-2112. [PMID: 33023806 DOI: 10.1016/j.jvir.2020.07.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2020] [Revised: 07/05/2020] [Accepted: 07/14/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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This study aimed to better define the safety and efficacy of transjugular renal biopsy (TJRB) based on published studies. Seventeen published articles were included (1,321 biopsies). Complications were classified as major if they resulted in blood transfusion or additional invasive procedures. All other bleeding complications were considered minor. Diagnostic tissue was obtained in 1,193 procedures (90.3%). The total incidence of bleeding complications among 15 articles with complete data was 202 of 892 procedures (22.6%): 162 (18.2%) minor and 40 (4.5 %) major. These results show that TJRB is a feasible procedure for obtaining renal tissue for diagnosis and that most complications are self-limiting.
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- Jeffery D St Jeor
- School of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, 200 First St. SW, Rochester, MN 55905
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- Division of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic, 200 First St. SW, Rochester, MN 55905
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- Division of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic, 200 First St. SW, Rochester, MN 55905
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- Division of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic, 200 First St. SW, Rochester, MN 55905
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- Division of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic, 200 First St. SW, Rochester, MN 55905
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- Division of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic, 200 First St. SW, Rochester, MN 55905.
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Bolufer M, García-Carro C, Agraz I, Díez Miranda I, Jaramillo J, Arredondo K, Bury R, Ramos N, Azancot MA, Gabaldón A, Pérez Lafuente M, Espinel E, Segarra A, Serón D, Soler MJ. Utility of transjugular renal biopsy as an alternative to percutaneous biopsy. Nefrologia 2020; 40:634-639. [PMID: 32660793 DOI: 10.1016/j.nefro.2020.04.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2019] [Revised: 03/30/2020] [Accepted: 04/05/2020] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Transjugular renal biopsies (TRB) are an alternative when percutaneous ultrasound renal biopsy is contraindicated. Few sites are currently carrying out this procedure, with limited literature existing on the indications, complications and diagnostic yield thereof. The aim of the study is to analyse the indications, diagnostic yield, safety and complications of percutaneous transjugular renal biopsies in our site over the last 15 years. MATERIAL AND METHODS Retrospective descriptive study of all transjugular renal biopsies performed in our site, the Hospital Vall d'Hebron, between 2003 and 2018. For this, an exhaustive review of the clinical records of patients subjected to this procedure during the study period was conducted. RESULTS 56 TRBs were performed during the study period. Out of the patients, 31 were men (55.4%) and 25 were women (44.6%), with a median age of 62 years (IQ range 25-75 [52.5-69.5]). More than half presented with haematuria at the time of biopsy, with a median creatinine of 2.69 mg/dL (IQ 25-75 [1.7-4.3]) and median proteinuria at 24 hours of 2000 mg (IQ 25-75 [0.41-4.77]).The mean systolic blood pressure (SBP) and diastolic blood pressure (DBP) were 140 +/- 26 mmHg and 75 +/- 15 mmHg, respectively. The biopsy was carried out owing to acute kidney failure in 19 patients, chronic kidney disease in 12 patients and nephrotic syndrome in 10 patients; in 15 patients it was carried out for other reasons. The most frequent TRB indication was technical impossibility in 16 of 56 cases (including infracostal kidneys, obesity and COPD), alterations in haemostasis (n = 6), thrombocytopenia (n = 5) and solitary kidney (n = 7). 12.5% of the biopsies were hepato-renal. Histological diagnoses were obtained in two thirds of the renal biopsies. The average number of cylinders obtained was 2.5 ± 1.3, with the average number of glomeruli being 6.6 ± 6.2. The most frequent histological diagnoses were IgA nephropathy, membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis and thrombotic microangiopathy. Three major complications were observed: fornix rupture and two transfusion requirements due to bleeding and subcapsular hematoma. CONCLUSIONS In our site, TRB allowed for a histological diagnosis in 2/3 of patients for whom percutaneous ultrasound renal biopsy is contraindicated. This allowed us to diagnose and subsequently treat said patients.
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- Mónica Bolufer
- Servicio de Nefrología, Hospital Universitario Vall d'Hebron, Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, España
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- Servicio de Nefrología, Hospital Universitario Vall d'Hebron, Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, España.
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- Servicio de Nefrología, Hospital Universitario Vall d'Hebron, Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, España
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- Unidad de Radiología Intervencionista, Hospital Universitario Vall d'Hebron, Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, España
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- Servicio de Nefrología, Hospital Universitario Vall d'Hebron, Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, España
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- Servicio de Nefrología, Hospital Universitario Vall d'Hebron, Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, España
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- Servicio de Nefrología, Hospital Universitario Vall d'Hebron, Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, España
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- Servicio de Nefrología, Hospital Universitario Vall d'Hebron, Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, España
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- Servicio de Nefrología, Hospital Universitario Vall d'Hebron, Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, España
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- Servicio de Anatomía Patológica, Hospital Universitario Vall d'Hebron, Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, España
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- Unidad de Radiología Intervencionista, Hospital Universitario Vall d'Hebron, Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, España
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- Servicio de Nefrología, Hospital Universitario Vall d'Hebron, Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, España
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- Servicio de Nefrología, Hospital Universitario Arnau de Vilanova, Instituto de Investigación Biomédica, Universidad de Lérida, Lérida, España
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- Servicio de Nefrología, Hospital Universitario Vall d'Hebron, Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, España
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- Servicio de Nefrología, Hospital Universitario Vall d'Hebron, Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, España.
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Global Glomerulosclerosis in Kidney Biopsies With Differing Amounts of Cortex: A Clinical-Pathologic Correlation Study. Kidney Med 2019; 1:153-161. [PMID: 32715288 PMCID: PMC7380371 DOI: 10.1016/j.xkme.2019.05.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Rationale & Objective The number of glomeruli is often used to determine the adequacy of a kidney biopsy (eg, at least 10 glomeruli). It is often assumed that biopsy specimens with limited amounts of cortex are too imprecise for detection of focal pathology. Study Design Clinical-pathologic correlation (cross-sectional). Setting & Participants Living kidney donors who underwent a needle core biopsy of their kidney at the time of donation. Exposure The amount of cortex biopsied as determined by either the number of glomeruli or area of cortex on histology. Outcome The percentage of globally sclerotic glomeruli, density of interstitial fibrosis foci, and severity of arteriosclerosis were determined. Analytical approach A beta-binomial model assessed how the mean percentage of globally sclerotic glomeruli and patient variability in percentage of globally sclerotic glomeruli differed with the number of glomeruli on the biopsy specimen. Additional models assessed the association of interstitial fibrosis and arteriosclerosis with number of glomeruli. Results There were 2,915 kidney donors studied. Fewer glomeruli on the biopsy specimen associated with higher mean percentage of globally sclerotic glomeruli and higher patient variability in percentage of globally sclerotic glomeruli. Smaller cortical volume on imaging correlated with both less cortex on biopsy and higher percentage of globally sclerotic glomeruli. Based on a statistical simulation, the probability of patient percentage of globally sclerotic glomeruli ≥ 10% if the biopsy percentage of globally sclerotic glomeruli is ≥10% (positive predictive value) was 45% with 1 to 9 glomeruli versus 31% with 10 or more glomeruli; the negative predictive value was 91% versus 98%. Fewer glomeruli also associated with more interstitial fibrosis and arteriosclerosis. Limitations The study was limited to living kidney donors. Patient variability in percentage of globally sclerotic glomeruli was based on a statistical model because multiple biopsy specimens per patient were not available. Conclusions The amount of cortex on a needle core biopsy is not completely random. Chronic changes from loss of cortex contribute to low amounts of cortex on a kidney biopsy specimen.
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Bashir S, Mukund A, Syed RF, Nayak SL, Rastogi A, Sarin SK. Combined Fluoroscopy and Ultrasound-Guided Transjugular Kidney Biopsy in Cirrhotic Patients. J Vasc Interv Radiol 2018; 29:696-703. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jvir.2017.11.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2017] [Revised: 11/23/2017] [Accepted: 11/27/2017] [Indexed: 10/17/2022] Open
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Zhuo L, Wang H, Chen D, Lu H, Zou G, Li W. Alternative renal biopsies: past and present. Int Urol Nephrol 2017; 50:475-479. [DOI: 10.1007/s11255-017-1668-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2017] [Accepted: 07/24/2017] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Chancharoenthana W, Kanjanabuch T, Kittikowit W, Srisawat N, Tiranathanagula K, Praditpornsilpa K, Tungsanga K, Eiam-Ong S. A novel approach to ultrasound-guided percutaneous native renal biopsy: a better tissue sampling technique. ASIAN BIOMED 2017. [DOI: 10.5372/1905-7415.0802.280] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Background: Percutaneous renal biopsy (PRB) is an essential tool in diagnosis and management of various renal diseases. Conventional ultrasound-guided free-hand approaches to the lower pole of the kidney for PRB yield marginal tissue adequacy and causes a certain incidence of bleeding complications.
Objective: To describe a novel ultrasound-guided approach to the middle part of the kidney for PRB to obtain better tissue sampling.
Patients and methods: The plane angle between the renal biopsy needle and the skin was set at 30° for patients in the novel middle part approach group (n = 15) and 45° for patients in the conventional lower pole approach group (n = 15).
Results: The perpendicular distance between the needle tip and renal capsule in the middle part approach was significantly shorter than the lower pole approach group (0.92 ± 0.6 vs. 1.49 ± 0.4 cm, p = 0.005). The middle part approach to PRB yielded a significantly higher number of glomeruli (22.8 ± 7.2 vs. 15.3 ± 4.1, p = 0.002) and arcuate arteries (0.9 ± 0.6 vs. 0.5 ± 0.1, p = 0.02). The bleeding complications in the middle part approach seemed to be less than in the lower pole approach technique. Pain scores between the two methods as assessed using a visual analog scale were not different.
Conclusion: This novel approach to the middle part of the kidney for PRB provides comparable patient satisfaction and a superior adequacy of renal tissue when compared with the conventional lower pole approach with its consequent lower post biopsy bleeding complications. Larger studies to confirm this finding are warranted.
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- Wiwat Chancharoenthana
- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University and King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Thai Red Cross Society, Bangkok 10330, Thailand Thailand
- Excellent Center of Organ Transplantation (ECOT), Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University and King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Thai Red Cross Society, Bangkok 10330, Thailand
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University and King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Thai Red Cross Society, Bangkok 10330, Thailand
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- Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University and King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Thai Red Cross Society, Bangkok 10330, Thailand
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University and King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Thai Red Cross Society, Bangkok 10330, Thailand Thailand
- Critical Care Nephrology Excellence Center, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University and King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Thai Red Cross Society, Bangkok 10330, Thailand
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University and King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Thai Red Cross Society, Bangkok 10330, Thailand
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University and King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Thai Red Cross Society, Bangkok 10330, Thailand
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University and King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Thai Red Cross Society, Bangkok 10330, Thailand
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital and Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, Thailand
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Percutaneous urologic biopsy is a safe and effective technique and can comprise a significant proportion of the daily workload of the interventional radiologist. This article discusses the indications and rationale for the performance of renal, ureter, and bladder biopsy as well as the approach to performing such biopsies, pitfalls, and potential complications.
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- Aoife Kilcoyne
- Division of Abdominal Imaging and Intervention, Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA.
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- Division of Abdominal Imaging and Intervention, Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
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Hogan JJ, Mocanu M, Berns JS. The Native Kidney Biopsy: Update and Evidence for Best Practice. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2015; 11:354-62. [PMID: 26339068 DOI: 10.2215/cjn.05750515] [Citation(s) in RCA: 162] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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The kidney biopsy is the gold standard in the diagnosis and management of many diseases. Since its introduction in the 1950s, advancements have been made in biopsy technique to improve diagnostic yield while minimizing complications. Here, we review kidney biopsy indications, techniques, and complications in the modern era. We also discuss patient populations in whom special consideration must be given when considering a kidney biopsy and the important role that the kidney biopsy plays in nephrology training. These data are presented to develop best practice strategies for this essential procedure.
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- Jonathan J Hogan
- Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Transvenous biopsy was first performed in 1964 by Charles Dotter. Now routinely performed in the liver and kidney by interventional radiologists, the transjugular approach to biopsy has assumed a central role in coagulopathic patients. Major arterial complications from transjugular liver and renal biopsy are rare. In this article, the authors describe such complications in both organs that necessitated selective endovascular coil embolization.
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- Rakesh Navuluri
- Department of Radiology, the University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois
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- Department of Interventional Radiology, Stanford Hospitals and Clinics, Stanford, California
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Brachemi S, Bollée G. Renal biopsy practice: What is the gold standard? World J Nephrol 2014; 3:287-294. [PMID: 25374824 PMCID: PMC4220363 DOI: 10.5527/wjn.v3.i4.287] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2014] [Revised: 07/22/2014] [Accepted: 09/10/2014] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Renal biopsy (RB) is useful for diagnosis and therapy guidance of renal diseases but incurs a risk of bleeding complications of variable severity, from transitory haematuria or asymptomatic hematoma to life-threatening hemorrhage. Several risk factors for complications after RB have been identified, including high blood pressure, age, decreased renal function, obesity, anemia, low platelet count and hemostasis disorders. These should be carefully assessed and, whenever possible, corrected before the procedure. The incidence of serious complications has become low with the use of automated biopsy devices and ultrasound guidance, which is currently the “gold standard” procedure for percutaneous RB. An outpatient biopsy may be considered in a carefully selected population with no risk factor for bleeding. However, controversies persist on the duration of observation after biopsy, especially for native kidney biopsy. Transjugular RB and laparoscopic RB represent reliable alternatives to conventional percutaneous biopsy in patients at high risk of bleeding, although some factors limit their use. This aim of this review is to summarize the issues of complications after RB, assessment of hemorrhagic risk factors, optimal biopsy procedure and strategies aimed to minimize the risk of bleeding.
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Siddiqi N, Someshwar V, Roy D, Anandh U. Transjugular renal biopsy in a case of nephrotic syndrome with extrahepatic portal venous obstruction. Indian J Nephrol 2013; 23:146-8. [PMID: 23716925 PMCID: PMC3658296 DOI: 10.4103/0971-4065.109445] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Renal biopsy in patients with nephrotic syndrome helps to establish the pathological diagnosis and subsequent treatment. In certain circumstances, biopsies are difficult to obtain because of the risk of bleeding. We report a case where renal biopsy was obtained through the transjugular route in a patient who had nephrotic syndrome with extrahepatic portal venous obstruction.
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- N Siddiqi
- Department of Nephrology, Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital, Mumbai, India
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Schmid A, Jacobi J, Kuefner MA, Lell M, Wuest W, Mayer-Kadner I, Benz K, Schmid M, Amann K, Uder M. Transvenous Renal Transplant Biopsy via a Transfemoral Approach. Am J Transplant 2013; 13:1262-71. [PMID: 23489636 DOI: 10.1111/ajt.12199] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2012] [Revised: 11/27/2012] [Accepted: 01/17/2013] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Percutaneous renal biopsy (PRB) of kidney transplants might be prevented by an elevated risk of bleeding or limited access to the allograft. In the following, we describe our initial experience with 71 transvenous renal transplant biopsies in 53 consecutive patients with unexplained reduced graft function who were considered unsuitable candidates for PRB (4.2% of all renal transplant biopsies at our institution). Biopsies were performed via the ipsilateral femoral vein with a renal biopsy set designed for transjugular renal biopsy (TJRB) of native kidneys. Positioning of the biopsy system within the transplant vein was achievable in 58 of 71 (81.7%) procedures. The specimen contained a median of 10 glomeruli (range 0-38). Tissue was considered as adequate for diagnosis in 56 of 57 (98.2%) biopsies. With respect to BANFF 50.9% of the specimen were adequate (>10 glomeruli), 47.4% marginally adequate (1-9 glomeruli) and 1.8% inadequate (no glomeruli). After implementation of real-time assessment all specimen contained glomeruli. One of the fifty-eight (1.8%) procedure-related major complications occurred (hydronephrosis requiring nephrostomy due to gross hematuria). Transfemoral renal transplant biopsy (TFRTB) is feasible and appears to be safe compared to PRB. It offers a useful new alternative for histological evaluation of graft dysfunction in selected patients with contraindications to PRB.
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- A Schmid
- Department of Radiology, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany.
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Bollée G, Moulin B, Martinez F, Meulders Q, Rougier JP, Baumelou A, Glotz D, Subra JF, Ulinski T, Vrigneaud L, Brasseur J, Alhenc-Gelas M, Martin L, Daniel L, Kourilsky O, Deteix P, Sie P, Ronco P, Houillier P. [Renal biopsy practice: results of a French study and recommendations]. Nephrol Ther 2012; 8:168-76. [PMID: 22425459 DOI: 10.1016/j.nephro.2011.12.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2011] [Revised: 12/12/2011] [Accepted: 12/27/2011] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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BACKGROUND Although several risk factors associated with complications after renal biopsy (RB) have been identified, recommendations for RB procedures are still lacking. Our working group, appointed by the scientific commission of the Société de néphrologie in France, aimed to depict the main aspects of the practice of RB in adults in France, before establishing some guidelines. METHODS Members of the Société de néphrologie in France were asked to participate to a questionnaire survey on RB procedures. RESULTS Eighty-eight nephrologists from 74 units (27 in teaching hospitals, 35 in public general hospitals, and 12 in private centers) participated in our study. Native kidney and graft biopsies were performed in 73 and 35 units, respectively. RB activity was highly variable among units, ranging from several hundred to less than ten per year. Transjugular RB was judged to be smoothly accessible in 28 out of 73 units (38.4%). Significant variations in practices were observed regarding patient information before RB, assessment of hemorrhagic risk factors, care of patients with antiplatelet agents and hemorrhagic risk factors, and radiological guidance. Early discharge (<12 hours) was the rule in three (4.1%) units for native kidney biopsies and in ten (28.6%) units for graft biopsies. CONCLUSIONS Our study is the first to provide a representative picture of "everyday" RB practices in a country. Consensual recommendations on all points mentioned are provided here.
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Gleisner AL, Jung H, Lentine KL, Tuttle-Newhall J. Renal Dysfunction in Liver Transplant Candidates: Evaluation, Classification and Management in Contemporary Practice. Nephrol Ther 2012; Suppl 4. [PMID: 32874772 DOI: 10.4172/2161-0959.s4-006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Renal dysfunction is a common comorbidity in patients with liver failure and is a well-established predictor of both morbidity and mortality among patients awaiting liver transplantation. The etiology of renal failure in patients with cirrhosis can be functional, structural, or represent a combination of potentially reversible physiologic changes and permanent histologic damage. Diagnostic criteria for acute and chronic kidney disease have been established, but cirrhosis poses challenges for accurate assessment of renal function with conventional clinical methods such as serum creatinine and creatinine-based estimating equations. Renal biopsies can have an important role for defining permanent structural damage as part of the pre-transplant evaluation of patients with liver disease; however, coagulopathy, portal hypertension and ascites increase the risk of biopsy-associated complications in cirrhotic patients. While renal dysfunction due to hepatorenal physiology is potentially reversible after liver transplantation, simultaneous kidney liver transplantation and kidney after liver transplant can also improve outcomes in a subset of patients with irreversible renal injury.
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- Ana L Gleisner
- Division of Abdominal Organ Transplantation, Department of Surgery, Saint Louis University Medical Center, St. Louis, MO
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- Division of Abdominal Organ Transplantation, Department of Surgery, Saint Louis University Medical Center, St. Louis, MO
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- Division of Abdominal Organ Transplantation, Department of Surgery, Saint Louis University Medical Center, St. Louis, MO
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- Division of Abdominal Organ Transplantation, Department of Surgery, Saint Louis University Medical Center, St. Louis, MO
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Cimsit B, Schilsky M, Moini M, Cartiera K, Arvelakis A, Kulkarni S, Formica R, Caldwell C, Taddei T, Asch W, Emre S. Combined liver kidney transplantation: critical analysis of a single-center experience. Transplant Proc 2011; 43:901-4. [PMID: 21486624 DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2011.02.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Combined liver kidney transplantation (LKT) can be successfully performed on patients with liver and renal failure; however, outcomes are inferior to liver transplantation alone (OLT). Our aim was to determine the indications for and outcome of LKT and whether patients with longer wait times required more frequent LKT versus OLT alone. We included 18/93 adults who underwent LKT from August 2007 to August 2010 for hepatitis C virus (HCV, n = 7), alcohol (n = 5), nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (n = 2), primary biliary sclerosis, polycystic kidney disease with liver involvement, hepatic adenomatosis, and ischemic hepatitis. Eleven were originally listed for LKT and 7 required listing for-kidney transplantation while awaiting OLT. Eight were on dialysis when first listed and 10 had a low glomerular filtration rate or known kidney disease. The mean calculated Model for End-Stage Liver Disease (MELD) score for LKT was 31.2 ± 3.54. Seven had hepatocellular carcinoma in explants. Two patients had acute cellular kidney rejection that responded to treatment. Recurrence of HCV was documented in 5 patients within 6 months of LKT; 2/5 received HCV therapy (interferon and ribavirin) without renal allograft rejection. One-year liver graft/patient survival was 94% after LKT. One patient died at 6 months post LKT due to severe HCV recurrence. Last mean serum creatinine level was 1.35 ± 0.28 mg/dL for LKT patients. LKT is a safe procedure with favorable outcomes even in patients with a high MELD score. Transplantation of patients with a high MELD score due to regional variations in organ allocation results in additional use of kidneys by OLT patients. Improved organ allocation algorithms in OLT would help to reduce combined transplants, sparing more kidneys.
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- B Cimsit
- Yale School of Medicine, Department of Surgery, New Haven, CT, USA
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Bigé N, Lanternier F, Viard JP, Kamgang P, Daugas E, Elie C, Jidar K, Walker-Combrouze F, Peraldi MN, Isnard-Bagnis C, Servais A, Lortholary O, Noël LH, Bollée G. Presentation of HIV-associated nephropathy and outcome in HAART-treated patients. Nephrol Dial Transplant 2011; 27:1114-21. [PMID: 21745806 DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfr376] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Among the numerous renal diseases observed in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) patients, HIV-associated nephropathy (HIVAN) is a major cause of end-stage renal disease (ESRD). The purpose of our study was to describe the presentation and outcome of HIVAN in the era of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART). METHODS We analysed clinical features and outcome of 57 patients with histologically proven HIVAN diagnosed between 2000 and 2009 in four teaching hospitals in Paris, France. RESULTS This series was characterized by median age of 41 years (18-58), frequent African origin (87%), severe renal dysfunction [estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) 20 mL/min/1.73m(2) (1-68)], high-grade proteinuria [4.1 g/day (0.6-16.8)], high proportion of sclerotic glomeruli [31.5% (0-95)], high HIV load [4.5 log copies/mL (0-6.7)] and low CD4+ count [127/mm(3) (3-713)]. Nevertheless, a non-negligible proportion of patients did not present with these typical features. Follow-up data were available for 51 patients. ESRD occurred in 30 patients (58.8%). Median renal survival was 40 months. Baseline characteristics significantly associated with ESRD were as follows: severity of renal dysfunction, percentage of sclerotic glomeruli, time from HIV infection to HIVAN diagnosis longer than 1 year and prior exposure to antiretroviral drugs. There was an insignificant trend towards better renal outcome being associated with viral suppression during follow-up. Use of renin-angiotensin system (RAS) blockers was associated with higher renal survival (P < 0.05). CONCLUSION Despite HAART, HIVAN led to ESRD in more than half of the cases. Early recognition of the disease is crucial to start HAART and RAS blockers before irreversible renal injury.
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- Naïke Bigé
- Department of Nephrology, Necker-Enfants Malades Hospital, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris Descartes University, Paris, France
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Evaluation and management of acute abdominal pain in special populations can be challenging for the emergency physician. This article focuses on two specific populations: patients with altered immunologic function and postprocedural patients. Recognition of life-threatening abdominal diseases may be delayed in immunosuppressed patients because of the atypical presentations of these conditions. In postprocedural patients, evaluation of acute abdominal symptoms requires an understanding of the complications of procedures often performed by others. The unique characteristics of abdominal pain in these two populations and, more specifically, which diseases to consider and how to use appropriate testing to detect life-threatening conditions, are discussed.
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- Esther H Chen
- Department of Emergency Medicine, University of San Francisco, San Francisco General Hospital, San Francisco, CA 94110, USA.
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Sarabu N, Maddukuri G, Munikrishnappa D, Martin KJ, Qazi RA, Alvarez A, Schmitz PG. Safety and Efficacy of Transjugular Renal Biopsy Performed by Interventional Nephrologists. Semin Dial 2010; 24:343-8. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-139x.2010.00762.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Sharma KV, Venkatesan AM, Swerdlow D, DaSilva D, Beck A, Jain N, Wood BJ. Image-guided adrenal and renal biopsy. Tech Vasc Interv Radiol 2010; 13:100-9. [PMID: 20540919 DOI: 10.1053/j.tvir.2010.02.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Image-guided biopsy is a safe and well-established technique that is familiar to most interventional radiologists. Improvements in image guidance, biopsy tools, and biopsy techniques now routinely allow for safe biopsy of renal and adrenal lesions that traditionally were considered difficult to reach or technically challenging. Image-guided biopsy is used to establish the definitive tissue diagnosis in adrenal mass lesions that cannot be fully characterized with imaging or laboratory tests alone. It is also used to establish definitive diagnosis in some cases of renal parenchymal disease and has an expanding role in diagnosis and characterization of renal masses before treatment. Although basic principles and techniques for image-guided needle biopsy are similar regardless of organ, this paper highlights some technical considerations, indications, and complications that are unique to the adrenal gland and kidney because of their anatomic location and physiological features.
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- Karun V Sharma
- Center for Interventional Oncology, Interventional Radiology, Radiology and Imaging Sciences, National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
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Chen EH, Nemeth A. Complications of percutaneous procedures. Am J Emerg Med 2010; 29:802-10. [PMID: 20674222 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2010.05.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2009] [Revised: 05/06/2010] [Accepted: 05/15/2010] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Minimally invasive percutaneous procedures are increasingly being performed by both interventional radiologists and noninterventionalists. Patients with postprocedural issues will likely present to the emergency department for evaluation and treatment. This review focuses on the evaluation and management of the complications of common percutaneous procedures.
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- Esther H Chen
- San Francisco General Hospital, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94110, USA.
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Bollée G, Martinez F, Moulin B, Meulders Q, Rougier JP, Baumelou A, Glotz D, Subra JF, Ulinski T, Vrigneaud L, Brasseur J, Martin L, Daniel L, Kourilsky O, Deteix P, Sie P, Ronco P, Houillier P. Renal biopsy practice in France: results of a nationwide study. Nephrol Dial Transplant 2010; 25:3579-85. [PMID: 20466684 DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfq254] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Although several risk factors associated with complications after renal biopsy (RB) have been identified, the gold standard for RB procedures remains to be defined. Practices vary widely among nephrologists, depending on personal experience and the availability of particular techniques. The purpose of our study was to depict the main aspects of the practice of RB in adults in France. METHODS Members of the Société de Néphrologie in France were asked to participate in a questionnaire survey on RB procedures. RESULTS Eighty-eight nephrologists from 74 units (27 in teaching hospitals, 35 in public general hospitals and 12 in private centres) participated in our study. Native kidney and graft biopsies were performed in 73 and 35 units, respectively. RB activity was highly variable among units, ranging from several hundred to <10 per year. Transjugular renal biopsy was judged to be smoothly accessible in 28 out of 73 units (38.4%). Significant variations in practices were observed regarding patient information before RB, assessment of haemorrhagic risk factors, management of patients with antiplatelet agents and haemorrhagic risk factors, and radiological guidance. Early discharge (<12 h) was the rule in 3 (4.1%) units for native kidney biopsies and in 10 (28.6%) units for graft biopsies. CONCLUSIONS Our study is the first to provide a representative picture of 'everyday' RB practices in a country. Important variations in procedures were observed. Our study may represent a preliminary step for the elaboration of guidelines for all aspects of RB practices.
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- Guillaume Bollée
- Paris Descartes University, APHP, Department of Nephrology and Transplantation, Necker-Enfants Malades Hospital, Paris, France.
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Bramham K, Mistry HD, Poston L, Chappell LC, Thompson AJ. The non-invasive biopsy--will urinary proteomics make the renal tissue biopsy redundant? QJM 2009; 102:523-38. [PMID: 19553250 DOI: 10.1093/qjmed/hcp071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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Proteomics is a rapidly advancing technique which gives functional insight into gene expression in living organisms. Urine is an ideal medium for study as it is readily available, easily obtained and less complex than other bodily fluids. Considerable progress has been made over the last 5 years in the study of urinary proteomics as a diagnostic tool for renal disease. Advantages over the traditional renal biopsy include accessibility, safety, the possibility of serial sampling and the potential for non-invasive prognostic and diagnostic monitoring of disease and an individual's response to treatment. Urinary proteomics is now moving from a discovery phase in small studies to a validation phase in much larger numbers of patients with renal disease. Whilst there are still some limitations in methodology, which are assessed in this review, the possibility of urinary proteomics replacing the invasive tissue biopsy for diagnosis of renal disease is becoming an increasingly realistic option.
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- K Bramham
- Maternal and Fetal Research Unit, KCL Division of Reproduction and Endocrinology, St Thomas' Hospital, Westminster Bridge Road, London SE1 7EH, UK.
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