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Is there a BMI cutoff for which you would refer a patient needing a native kidney biopsy to interventional radiology?

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Nephrology · LSU Health Sciences Center - Shreveport

I refer all my patients who require a kidney biopsy irrespective of BMI to our in-hospital Interventional Nephrology service. They evaluate the depth of the kidney from the skin surface with ultrasound and decide whether they will be able to obtain adequate renal tissue for diagnosis. If the kidney ...

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