Usefulness of retroperitoneoscopic renal needle biopsy for patients with contraindications for percutaneous renal biopsy

Int Urol Nephrol. 2019 Nov;51(11):2091-2092. doi: 10.1007/s11255-019-02303-1. Epub 2019 Oct 3.

Authors

Toshihiro Shimizu¹, Yoshitaka Kinoshita², Taro Kubo², Takahiro Shinzato², Koji Nanmoku², Takashi Yagisawa²

Affiliations

¹ Surgical Branch, Institute of Kidney Diseases, Jichi Medical University Hospital, Yakushiji 3311-1, Shimotsuke, Tochigi, 329-0498, Japan. shimztsh@jichi.ac.jp.
² Surgical Branch, Institute of Kidney Diseases, Jichi Medical University Hospital, Yakushiji 3311-1, Shimotsuke, Tochigi, 329-0498, Japan.

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Biopsy / adverse effects
Biopsy, Needle / methods
Contraindications, Procedure
Humans
Kidney / pathology*
Kidney Diseases / pathology*
Laparoscopy*
Postoperative Complications / prevention & control
Retroperitoneal Space