Data Support Repeat Kidney Biopsy in ANCA-Associated Vasculitis
A small study showed that 38% of patients with ANCA-glomerulonephritis vasculitis who underwent for-cause repeat biopsy had active disease.
A small study showed that 38% of patients with ANCA-glomerulonephritis vasculitis who underwent for-cause repeat biopsy had active disease.
The re-screening interval for prostate cancer should be individualized based on patient preference, age, PSA, prostate cancer risk, life expectancy, and general health, according to a new AUA/SUO guideline for early prostate cancer detection.
Overall, 8.1 million kg CO2 equivalents could be avoided by performing 100,000 fewer unnecessary biopsies
Histologic lesions in the kidney may reflect systemic processes that lead to cardiovascular events, according to investigators.
Use of 68 Ga-PSMA PET/CT may avoid unnecessary biopsies in some men with equivocal PI-RADS 3 lesions on mpMRI.
Povidone-iodine cleansing plus formalin disinfection of the needle is a “simple, low-cost, and effective” nonantibiotic strategy to decrease infectious complications following transrectal ultrasound prostate biopsy, according to investigators.
Investigators reported findings from the GÖTEBORG-2, a large, population-based randomized screening trial.
Data are from the first randomized clinical trial evaluating whether prophylactic antibiotics are needed for transperineal prostate biopsy.
Some patients with SLE and low-grade proteinuria may have early active lupus nephritis.
For each additional needle pass during the kidney biopsy, the likelihood of major complications increased 22%, investigators found.