Ultrasound-guided percutaneous renal biopsy at a university hospital: retrospective analysis of success and complication rates

Abstract

Objective:

To evaluate the success and complication rates of ultrasound-guided renal biopsy at a tertiary care hospital.

Materials and Methods:

This was a retrospective analysis of 97 ultrasound-guided renal biopsies, all performed by the same radiologist, between 1 March, 2017 and 31 October, 2019.

Results:

Of the 97 biopsies evaluated, 87 had a definitive pathological diagnosis. In five cases (5.4%), the biopsy results were inconclusive and a second procedure was required. In seven procedures (7.6%), there were complications, all of which were properly resolved.

Conclusion:

Ultrasound-guided renal biopsy has proven to be a safe, effective method for the diagnosis of nephropathies, with high success rates.

Keywords:
Biopsy, needle/methods; Kidney diseases/epidemiology; Kidney glomerulus/pathology; Ultrasonography, interventional