Despite the use of real-time ultrasound and spring-loaded biopsy needles, the frequency of clinically significant bleeding after kidney biopsy is approximately 3–12%, with up to 6% of all ...

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 cysts occur in a variety of genetic ... Traditionally biopsy required removal and loss of the kidney. Biopsy can now be done with a needle through the skin using CT imaging to guide the ...

including needle biopsies, resections, and consult cases. Renal biopsy laboratory, a sub-section of the main histopathology lab, receives approximately 850 renal biopsies per year from nephrologists ...