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A new percutaneous renal biopsy device for pediatric patients
M S Komaiko1, S C Jordan, U Querfeld
1Department of Radiology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA 90048.
Pediatric Nephrology (Berlin, Germany)
|April 1, 1989
Abstract:
A new automated biopsy technique is described for performing percutaneous renal biopsies in pediatric patients. The biopsy device (Bard Biopty Instrument) employs a relatively small needle (18 gauge). We believe this procedure offers a safer and more effective means of obtaining adequate renal tissue for pathological assessment in pediatric patients.