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Should We Do a Kidney Biopsy?

Balancing the Diagnostic Benefits Against the Clinical Risks

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In this chapter we explain:

  • Risk assessment when considering a kidney biopsy

  • When a kidney biopsy is useful in someone with diabetes

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  1. Department of Renal Medicine, Birmingham Heartlands Hospital, Birmingham, UK

    Hugh Rayner & Mark Thomas

  2. Birmingham Children’s Hospital, Birmingham, UK

    David Milford

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Rayner, H., Thomas, M., Milford, D. (2016). Should We Do a Kidney Biopsy?. In: Understanding Kidney Diseases. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-23458-8_16

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