Kidney biopsy

A kidney biopsy is usually called a kidney puncture. Due to the variety of kidney diseases, the etiology and pathogenesis are complicated, the clinical manifestations of many kidney diseases are not completely consistent with the histological changes of the kidneys. In order to determine the etiology and pathology of the disease and further diagnose the specific disease of the patient, a renal biopsy is needed at this time! In recent years, with the development of science and technology, the updating of imaging equipment and the improvement of operating skills, percutaneous renal biopsy technology has been widely developed. It can directly observe the changes in kidney morphology of kidney disease and can perform a series of observation . Due to the improvement of puncture technology, the application of immunohistochemistry and electron microscopy, the quality of diagnosis has also been greatly improved. It has become an important method for the diagnosis, guidance and prognosis of kidney disease. At the same time, he has also contributed to the etiology and development trend of various glomerular diseases.

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