Image-guided kidney biopsy can diagnose benign kidney tumors and has a low rate of complications, says a new study by researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. For the study, 407 ...

To establish whether percutaneous ultrasound-guided renal biopsy can be carried out in the supine anterolateral position (SALP) in obese patients, and to compare the safety and efficacy of renal ...

Role of image-guided core-needle biopsy in the management of patients with lymphoma. In an initial evaluation of 1,500 computed tomography (CT)-guided core-needle biopsies performed at our institute ...

For each additional needle pass during the kidney biopsy, the likelihood of major complications increased 22%, investigators found. A percutaneous kidney biopsy is associated with a 5.1% risk of major ...

Dr. Eugene P. Rhee: A 74-year-old man was evaluated in the nephrology clinic of this hospital because of chronic kidney disease. The patient had been in his usual state of health when he was referred ...