Glomerulosclerosis on ECD Procurement Biopsy Predicts Graft Failure
Procurement biopsy findings often lead to kidney discard that is not justified, according to investigators.
Procurement biopsy findings often lead to kidney discard that is not justified, according to investigators.
A second biopsy adds valuable information on lupus nephritis course, according to investigators.
New findings challenge recommendations from the European Association of Urology.
Grade group 1 prostate cancers declined as a proportion of all prostate cancers.
Proteinuria and estimated glomerular filtration rate cannot accurately distinguish between ongoing inflammatory injury and chronic kidney damage in lupus nephritis, investigators pointed out.
Diabetes is a possible risk factor for major bleeding complications after percutaneous renal biopsy, according to investigators.
In a series of 25 men, radiographic evidence correctly predicted significant prostate cancer in all patients on final pathology.
Colonoscopies decreased by 45% in 2020 compared with averages in 2018 through 2019; 29% decrease seen in prostate biopsies
In a study, no patient was diagnosed with high-grade prostate cancer within 3 years following a negative prostate MRI and negative systematic prostate biopsy.
Compared with peripheral zone prostate cancers, transitional zone cancers are less prevalent and tend to have more favorable pathological characteristics.