title: [The indications of renal biopsies and spectrum of renal diseases in five nephrological centers of Lithuania (a five-year study)].
abstract: A retrospective study of 316 patients, who underwent renal biopsy, during the period of 1995-1999 in five nephrological centers of Lithuania. All renal biopsy materials were investigated in the State Center of Pathology. Male:female ratio was 204:112, the mean age 41.4 (SD 16.7) yrs., range 15-80. The main indications for renal biopsy were nephrotic syndrome (29.1%), hematuria and nonnephrotic proteinuria (27.8%). The leading type of kidney damage was primary glomerulonephritis--194 (69.3%), which was 2.4 times more frequent in males than in females. The dominant types of primary glomerulonephritis were IgA nephropathy--30.4%, membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis--26.8%, membranous nephropathy--10.3% and focal segmental glomerulosclerosis--9.8%. Renal amyloidosis was found even in 8.6% of all renal biopsies.
authors.affiliation: Clinic of Nephrology, Kaunas University of Medicine Hospital, Kaunas, Lithuania.
authors.forename: Loreta
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Razukeviciene
authors.forename: Vytautas
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Kuzminskis
authors.forename: Inga Arūne
authors.initials: IA
authors.lastname: Bumblyte
authors.forename: Arvydas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Laurinavicius
mesh_terms: D058186:Acute Kidney Injury / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000686:Amyloidosis / Q000473:pathology; D001706:Biopsy; D003627:Data Interpretation, Statistical; D005260:Female; D005921:Glomerulonephritis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000473:pathology*; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000473:pathology*; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology; D008097:Lithuania / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009400:Nephrosclerosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology; D009404:Nephrotic Syndrome / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology; D015995:Prevalence; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012737:Sex Factors