[Selected aspects of percutaneous renal bipsy]

In connection with the complications after percutaneous renal biopsy is reported on a collecting statistics in which 16,644 renal biopsies are analysed which are performed in 51 nephrological centres of the GDR. On the basis of the same material the question was examined to what extent the frequency of biopsy has influence on the complication rate. With the help of an own investigation material of 3,122 renal biopsies the importance of the puncture of neighbour organs of the kidney is examined which with 3.3% is indeed relatively often, but is apparantly of only insignificant clinical relevance. Summarizing the contraindications of the renal biopsy are described, and the indications, issuing from the practical necessity and the importance for the patient are explained. The problem of the repeated biopsies is discussed under the aspect of the statement ability and the influence on decisive changes of therapeutic measures.