Other Indications for Biopsy of Kidneys

Renal biopsy is hardly ever doneRenal biopsyvalue in nephrotic syndrome, otherRenal biopsyvalue in chronic renal failure than for theFailure of kidneyacute renal failure nephrotic syndromeFailure of kidneychronic renal failure, acute kidney injuryAcute kidney injury (acute renal failureAcute renal failure), chronic renal failureChronic renal failure, hematuriaHematuria, and proteinuriaRenal biopsyvalue in proteinuria, and inRenal biopsyvalue in renal allograft renal allograftsRenal biopsyvalue in acute kidney injury/acute renal failure. Renal biopsy may be used in investigation of the clinically normal kidney in systemic diseaseSystemic disease, such as vasculitis. Some unusual metabolic or other familial or tubular disorders may be investigated by renal biopsy. Renal biopsy may be used to investigate a renal mass. The commonest finding is renal cell carcinomaNeoplasmrenal cell carcinoma. A neoplasm may be found by chance in any biopsy specimen.