Abstract
RENAL biopsy offers invaluable aid in the clinical diagnosis of kidney disease and is an important technique in research designed to clarify the etiology, pathogenesis, and evaluation of therapeutic agents, in a variety of renal diseases. The majority of the scientific reports describing renal biopsy have concerned adult patients. The few available reports of renal biopsy in children do not discuss the risks attending the procedure or the specific problems peculiar to kidney biopsy in children. A review of our experience in 150 renal biopsies in children may afford a basis for evaluation of these questions. The available techniques of renal biopsy include: 1) surgical exploration and removal of a segment of kidney cortex, and 2) percutaneous needle biopsy.
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