A new procedure for biopsy of a solid renal mass: transurethral approach under fluoroscopic control.
Cystoscopically placed, fluoroscopically guided catheters were used to biopsy 3 solid renal tumors. One kidney had a renal cell carcinoma and 2 had transitional cell carcinoma invading the renal parenchyma, including 1 that had undergone various ureteroscopic biopsy techniques that failed to yield a diagnosis. The transurethral technique offers an alternative to open, laparoscopic or percutaneous biopsy in selected patients.
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Department of Urology, Wuesthoff Memorial Hospital, Rockledge, Florida.
D000368:Aged; D001706:Biopsy / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D005471:Fluoroscopy; D006801:Humans; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D014521:Urethra