title: [Renal biopsy in the lateral position in high risk patients: an opportunity to take advantage of].
abstract: Percutaneous ultrasound-guided renal biopsy (RB) is the gold standard for diagnosis of renal diseases. The standard procedure involves biopsy in the prone position (PP) for the native kidneys. In high risk patients, transjugular and laparoscopic RB have been proposed. In patients suffering from obesity or respiratory diseases, the RB of the native kidney in the supine anterolateral position (SALP) represents an alternative to these invasive and expensive methods. We illustrate the technique of execution of RB in the lateral position (LP) on native kidneys. The procedure is safe, effective and has reduced the path travelled by the needle biopsy compared with PP and SALP.
authors.forename: Mauro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dugo
authors.forename: Elisa
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Brisotto
authors.forename: Nicola
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Vitturi
authors.forename: Alessandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pasi
authors.forename: Stefania
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mastrosimone
authors.forename: Fabrizio
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Farneti
authors.forename: Margherita
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mangino
authors.forename: Bice
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Virgilio
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Brunello
authors.forename: Giordano
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Pastori
authors.forename: Matteo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mazzoli
authors.forename: Licia
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Laurino
authors.forename: Giandavide
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Cova
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Beniamin
authors.forename: Maria Cristina
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Maresca
mesh_terms: D000704:Analysis of Variance; D001707:Biopsy, Needle / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000473:pathology*; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009765:Obesity; D056888:Patient Positioning / Q000379:methods*; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric; D018084:Ultrasonography, Interventional