TY  - CHAP
M1  - Book, Section
TI  - Chapter 67. Percutaneous Kidney Biopsy
A1  - Lane, Jerome C.
A2  - Goodman, Denise M.
A2  - Green, Thomas P.
A2  - Unti, Sharon M.
A2  - Powell, Elizabeth C.
PY  - 2007
T2  - Current Procedures: Pediatrics
AB  - •  Persistent  or  recurrent  gross  hematuria  of  glomerular  origin  (ie,  not  related  to  urinary  infection  or  bladder  abnormalities).•  Persistent,  nonorthostatic  proteinuria.•  Nephrotic  syndrome.•  Younger  than  18  months  or  older  than  8  years.•  As  a  result  of  systemic  disease  (eg,  systemic  lupus  erythematosus  or  other  collagen  vascular  disease,  vasculitis).•  As  a  result  of  glomerulonephritis  (low  C3,  hypertension,  hematuria,  or  decreased  renal  function).•  Corticosteroid-resistant  nephrotic  syndrome.•  Acute  nephritis.•  As  a  result  of  systemic  disease  (systemic  lupus  erythematosus,  vasculitis).•  Normal  C3.•  Low  C3  for  >  8  weeks  (unlikely  to  be  postinfectious  nephritis).•  With  nephrotic  syndrome.•  With  deteriorating  kidney  function.•  When  the  cause  of  acute  kidney  insufficiency  is  not  apparent,  consider  obtaining  a  biopsy  in  selected  cases:•  Nephrotic  syndrome.•  Glomerulonephritis.•  Vasculitis.•  Systemic  lupus  erythematosus  or  other  systemic  disease.•  Obtain  biopsy  in  selected  cases  of  chronic  kidney  insufficiency  to  establish  diagnosis,  prognosis,  and  risk  of  recurrence.•  Follow  up  on  prior  biopsy  in  chronic  kidney  disease  to  establish  disease  progression,  severity,  and  prognosis.•  Kidney  transplant  with  rise  in  creatinine.  
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