ArticleKidney international reports2021
A Systematic Review of Complications Associated With Percutaneous Native Kidney Biopsies in Adults in Low- and Middle-Income Countries.
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- Complication rates of 16- and 18-gauge needles for native kidney biopsies: a systematic review and proportional meta-analysis.Renal failure · 2026Pooled it
- Effect of Preprocedural Desmopressin on Complications after Kidney Biopsy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Kidney360 · 2026Pooled it
- Prediction models for progression from diabetic kidney disease to end-stage renal disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2026Pooled it
- Route-specific effects of desmopressin on bleeding and hyponatremia after kidney biopsy: meta-analysis of intranasal vs. intravenous administration.Frontiers in nephrology · 2025Pooled it
- Urinary Exosomes as Potential Biomarkers for Diagnosis, Disease Activity Assessment, Treatment Monitoring, and Prognosis in Lupus Nephritis.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Review
- Pediatric native and transplant kidney biopsies: complications and risk factors.Pediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany) · 2026Article
- Percutaneous Kidney Biopsy: Indications, Technique, and Peri-Procedural Management-A Narrative Review.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Balancing Glomerular Adequacy and Bleeding Risk in Native Kidney Biopsy: A Multicenter Cohort Study of Multiple Needle Passes.Kidney medicine · 2026Article
- Performing a percutaneous kidney biopsy.World journal of nephrology · 2026Review
- Percutaneous Image-Guided Non-Target Renal Biopsy in Cancer Patients: A Tertiary Cancer Center Experience.Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.) · 2026Article
- An interpretable machine learning model for preoperative prediction of renal mass malignancy.Clinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico · 2026Article
- Tangential biopsy angle and needle depth for adequacy and safety outcomes in ultrasound-guided native kidney biopsy-a single-center experience in a high-risk population.Journal of nephrology · 2025Article
- A noninvasive model for chronic kidney disease screening and common pathological type identification from retinal images.Nature communications · 2025Article
- Future of non-invasive graft evaluation: A systematic review of proteomics in kidney transplantation.World journal of transplantation · 2025Review
- Sonological predictors of complications of percutaneous renal biopsy-a prospective observational study.Irish journal of medical science · 2024Observational
- Effect of Ultrasound-Guided Renal Biopsies on Urinary N-Acetyl-Beta-D-Glucosaminidase Index Activity in Dogs with Diffuse Parenchymal Nephropathies.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Implementation of Kidney Biopsy in One of the Poorest Countries in the World: Experience from Zinder Hospital (Niger).Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Detection of microvascular damage of membranous nephropathy by MicroFlow imaging: a novel ultrasound technique.Quantitative imaging in medicine and surgery · 2024Article
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Abstract
introductionKidney biopsy is an important tool for making diagnoses and for assessing the drug treatment requirements and disease prognosis in the management of kidney diseases. There are variations in the rate of complications associated with kidney biopsies across countries, and this depends on various clinical and technical factors. The aim of this study is to report on complications associated with kidney biopsy performed in low- and middle-income countries.
methodsTwo reviewers searched
resultsWe identified 39 studies reporting on 19,500 kidney biopsies with overall complications (major + minor) rate of 14.9% (95% confidence interval = 11.4%-18.7%). Fewer complications were reported in biopsies performed with real-time ultrasound scans compared to those pre-marked using ultrasound or blind procedures (12.4% vs. 14.9% vs. 24.5%;
conclusionComplications associated with kidney biopsy in low- and middle-income countries are low, are comparable to those in other settings, and occur more sparingly when real-time ultrasound techniques or automated kidney biopsy needles are used. This suggests the need to expand the use of this procedure to improve diagnosis of kidney pathologies and choice of therapy when indicated.
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