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Open renal biopsy: comorbidities and complications in a contemporary series
BJU International, 11/04/09

Stec AA et al. – This study shows that there are significant comorbidities in patients referred to urologists for an ORB. With a mortality rate of 0.8% and major and minor complication rates of 6.1% and 27%, respectively, the ORB, while infrequent, carries a significant risk in this population that should be included in preoperative decision making and used for patient counselling.

Angio-Embolization of Renal Artery Pseudoaneurysm after Renal Biopsy: A Case Report
Renal Failure, 10/22/09 Relevance Score: 70%

Male gender results in more severe lupus nephritis
Rheumatology International, 10/05/09 Relevance Score: 70%

Can Renal Mass Biopsy Assessment of Tumor Grade be Safely Substituted for by a Predictive Model
The Journal of Urology, 11/16/09 Relevance Score: 68%

Our approach to a renal transplant biopsy
Journal of Clinical Pathology, 11/10/09 Relevance Score: 67%

De novo hypertension and decline of renal function in a young woman with systemic lupus erythematosus and antiphospholipid syndrome
Portuguese Journal of Nephrology and Hypertension, 10/12/09 Relevance Score: 67%