Another method for treating renal cysts and/or performing a renal biopsy is placing a needle through the skin into the cyst and/or kidney using the help of x-rays. In theory, this procedure is less ...

Renal core biopsy and fine-needle aspiration can provide essential information for treatment decision-making and should therefore be considered in the diagnostic work-up of all small renal masses.

We investigated the concordance between an improved agar microbiopsy technique and conventional cytology for diagnosing renal tumors. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We performed fine needle aspiration in ...