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R Wierciński1, W Zoch-Zwierz, A Wasilewska
1I Kliniki Chorób Dzieci Akademii Medycznej w Białymstoku.
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The aim of this work was to discuss the results of percutaneous renal biopsy under control of ultrasound, using automated needle. 110 specimen in 55 children aged 3-18 years were obtained. Adequate biopsy was obtained in 53 children. Only in 26% of children the number of glomeruli in each specimen was below 8. The most frequent complication was microscopic haematuria, lasted 1-3 days, which was shown in 70.9% of children. Perirenal haematoma smaller than 2 cm was observed in about 12% of children and pain during the first day after biopsy in 20% of examined children.
Conclusion:
Percutaneous renal biopsy using automated biopsy needle under control of ultrasound is safe and efficient method, which is used for definitive diagnosis.
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