title: [Study on usefulness of an aspirating biopsy needle (Vacu-Cut) and an automatic biopsy needle (Biopty-Cut) for renal biopsy--comparison with a Tru-Cut biopsy needle].
abstract: Our medical team conducted the percutaneous renal biopsy, using an aspirating biopsy needle (Vacu-Cut) in 101 cases, and an automatic biopsy needle (Biopty-Cut) in 82 cases. Thereafter, we examined the usefulness of the two types of needles in comparison with that of Tru-Cut used in 101 cases. The test confirmed that in the cases of Vacu-Cut, 7.6 glomeruli (p less than 0.01), on the average, existed in LM specimen; 9.0 glomeruli (ns), Biopty-Cut, and 10.7 glomeruli, Tru-Cut, respectively. However the incidence of cases containing more than 5 glomeruli was not significant statistically between Vacu-Cut/Biopty-Cut and Tru-Cut. The incidence that each type of needles obtained more than one glomerulus in IF specimen was as follows: 73.3%, Vacu-Cut (p less than 0.05), 81.7%, Biopty-Cut (ns), 87.1%, Tru-Cut, respectively. As for in EM specimen, 61.4%, Vacu-Cut (ns), 67.1%, Biopty-Cut (ns), and 70.3%, Tru-Cut, respectively. As for complications, in the cases of Vacu-Cut and Biopty-Cut, gross hematuria and post-biopsy pain occurred in 6.9 to 9.8% (p less than 0.01- p less than 0.05), whereas in Tru-Cut, they occurred in 20.7 to 24.8%. As for blood pressure lowering (less than 90 mmHg) and anemia (the cases in which blood transfusion was required), 0%, Vacu-Cut and Biopty-Cut, 2 to 3%, Tru-Cut, respectively. As for fever, Vacu-Cut 0%, Vacu-Cut (p less than 0.01), 3.7%, Biopty-Cut (ns), and 7.9%, Tru-Cut, respectively. The above findings lead to conclusion that both Vacu-Cut and Biopty-Cut are useful instruments for renal biopsy.
authors.affiliation: Division of nephrology, Chiba-shakaihoken hospital, Japan.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yamamoto
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Iesato
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ohta
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yoshida
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000740:Anemia / Q000209:etiology; D001707:Biopsy, Needle / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D002648:Child; D006417:Hematuria / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000473:pathology*; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology