Background and aims Dysfunction of a kidney transplant often requires histological sampling by percutaneous ultrasound-guided core needle biopsy. Transplant biopsy is more specialized than native kidney biopsy, the indications and complications are less well defined and in England are performed mainly by nephrologists. The aims of the study were to evaluate the adequacy and complication rate in...

Introduction: Little data is available on biopsy-proven kidney disease in African countries. In this study, we have described the patterns of amongst South adults encountered over a 23-year period and report whether these changed time.

Abstract Background and Aims The introduction of innovative therapies, resulting from revisiting cancer as a disease the immune system, has changed scenario complications. These new classes drugs, such targeted therapies checkpoint inhibitors, assure substantial advantages in therapy, despite some side affecting various organs, including kidney. Histological evaluations kidney disorders induced...

Kidney graft biopsies were performed 2-3 yr after transplantation in eight type I (insulin-dependent) diabetic patients who had previously been subjected to kidney transplantation (six patients) or combined kidney and segmental pancreas transplantation (two patients). In five of the six patients that had undergone only kidney transplantation, light microscopic examination of the graft biopsy re...

BACKGROUND Recently there has been a progressive loss of specialty related skills for nephrologists. Among the skills we find the kidney biopsy that has a central role in diagnosis of renal parenchymal disease. One of the causes might be the belief that the kidney biopsy should be performed only in larger Centers which can rely on the presence of a renal pathologist and on nephrologists with a ...

Background and Aims: Glomerular disease is the one of the major cause of end stage kidney disease in Nepal. We have undertaken this study to know the spectrum of glomerular disease in native kidneys in patients attending department of nephrology of Nepal Medical College Teaching Hospital. Methods: This is a retrospective analysis of patients who have undergone native kidney biopsy from July 201...

BACKGROUND Sirolimus is a mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) inhibitor, which is used in immunosuppressive treatment regimens in organ transplant recipients. Although mTOR inhibitors are well tolerated, their adverse effects have been reported. Sirolimus treatment in transplant recipients has been reported to be associated with lymphedema of the skin and subcutaneous tissues, and with pleural...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Cocaine causes kidney damage, but data linking cocaine use to chronic kidney disease in HIV patients is not described. This study was conducted to evaluate the possible association of cocaine use and histopathologic findings on biopsy in this population. DESIGN, SETTING, PARTICIPANTS, & MEASUREMENTS Kidney biopsies that were performed in HIV-infected patients during ...

Abstract. The aim of this study was to evaluate the contribution kidney biopsy performed with an appropriate indication diagnosis and treatment in diabetic patients nephropathy.
 Methods: In retrospective 32 type 2 diabetes who underwent a single center between 2012-2019 were included. Kidney indications determined as without retinopathy proteinuria above 1 g/day.
 Results: Diabetic (...