Kidney biopsy in the elderly: diagnostic adequacy and yield

Purpose The number of kidney biopsies (KB) performed in elderly patients has been increasing. Safety and usefulness of elderly KB have been well established, whereas much less is known about diagnostic adequacy and yield in this patient population. Methods We performed a retrospective study of KBs i...

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Veröffentlicht in:	International urology and nephrology 2021, Vol.53 (1), p.105-109
Hauptverfasser:	Helvacı, Özant, Korucu, Berfu, Gonul, Ipek İsik, Arınsoy, Turgay, Guz, Galip, Derici, Ulver
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aging Biopsy Body mass index Creatinine Decision making Epidermal growth factor receptors Geriatrics Kidneys Medicine Medicine & Public Health Nephrology Nephrology - Original Paper Patients Statistical analysis Urology
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