Renal Kidney Biopsy: What it is and how it works
Renal Kidney Biopsy Any patient with a chronic kidney problem is quite familiar with the term ‘renal biopsy’. Without a biopsy, your doctor might find it hard to properly diagnose the underlying condition. A kidney biopsy is a rather simple procedure where one or more small samples (pieces of tissue) are extracted from your kidney. These samples are then examined under special medical microscopes to identify the disorder. There are two main ways of performing a kidney biopsy. Either it could be a percutaneous procedure where using ultrasound, a needle is used to collect kidney tissue. Or, it could be an open biopsy where the skin is cut open, like in general surgeries, to extract tissues from the diseased kidney. NU Hospitals is one of the best kidney hospitals in Bangalore . Our medical team consists of erudite nephrologists and renal surgeons who come with impressive medical portfolios. A renal kidney biopsy could be recommended for a variety of reasons. Most often it is