Which patients do you recommend referral to interventional radiology to perform a kidney biopsy?
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When do you recommend referral to interventional radiology to perform a kidney biopsy?
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Nephrology · LSU
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There are a few instances when I would refer to an IR to perform a kidney biopsy:
- Obese patients when the kidney is deep
- Biopsy of target lesions within the kidney
- Transjugular kidney biopsy
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