Indication for Biopsy: Chronic Renal Failure

Most people withRenal biopsyvalue in chronic renal failure chronic renal failureChronic renal failure do not have a renal biopsy. Chronic renal failureChronic renal failure is associated with chronic abnormalities in the kidney, the most important of which is tubular atrophyTubular atrophy. In adults, many renal biopsy specimens show evidence of chronic renal damageRenal damagechronic renal damage due to something other than a glomerular disorder. Findings include chronic ischemic damage, problems with urinary drainageUrinary drainage problem, problems in the renal medulla, cystic diseases, tubular disorders, and late stages of interstitial nephritis, including granulomatous disorders. Most of the rest haveNephropathyIgA nephropathy IgA nephropathyIgA depositionin diabetic glomerulopathy, diabetic glomerulopathyGlomerulopathydiabetic, or segmental sclerosing glomerular conditions, which are oftenRenal massreduced renal mass a complication ofReduced renal mass reduced renal massMass, reduced renal. In biopsy specimens in children, many have evidence of a non glomerular disorder.