Kidney biopsy: analysis of patient data and indications for kidney biopsies.
To evaluate the use of the facilities of a teaching renal unit patient data during the last 33 months were studied. A total of 534 patients. The pattern of referrals, the major categories of renal diseases and the results of the kidney biopsies were examined to offer the urologist a profile of a new clinic and some guide lines concerning referrals for kidney biopsies.
D000293:Adolescent; D001706:Biopsy; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006417:Hematuria / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000473:pathology*; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D011507:Proteinuria / Q000209:etiology