title: Transvenous transjugular renal core biopsy with a redesigned biopsy set including a blunt-tipped needle.
abstract: A novel 19-gauge, blunt-tipped, side cutting single throw, 70-cm long transjugular needle, specifically designed for transvenous kidney biopsy, was used in seven patients with high risk for bleeding. A mean of 4 device-passes (3-6) per patient resulted in a satisfactory specimen for pathological diagnosis. Immediate post-biopsy nonenhanced CT was performed to evaluate for bleeding at the biopsy site. All patients were observed for 2 hr after the procedure. No clinically significant immediate or late complication was noted.
authors.affiliation: Section of Vascular & Interventional, Department of Radiology, New Jersey Medical School, University Hospital, C320, 150 Bergen Street, Newark, NJ 07103-2406, USA.
authors.forename: Constantinos T
authors.initials: CT
authors.lastname: Sofocleous
authors.forename: Philip
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bahramipour
authors.forename: Christopher
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mele
authors.forename: Clay R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Hinrichs
authors.forename: Alison
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Barone
authors.forename: Hani
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Abujudeh
mesh_terms: D001707:Biopsy, Needle / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D002406:Catheterization, Peripheral / Q000379:methods; D004867:Equipment Design; D004869:Equipment Safety; D006801:Humans; D007601:Jugular Veins; D007668:Kidney / Q000473:pathology*; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity