Complications of the Percutaneous Kidney Biopsy

Advances in Chronic Kidney Disease

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 179-187

  Whittier, William L ^a  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Bleeding; Complications; Hematoma; Kidney biopsy; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; ANEMIA; ARTERIOVENOUS FISTULA; BLEEDING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HEMATOMA; HEMATURIA; HUMAN; KIDNEY BIOPSY; MICROSCOPIC HEMATURIA; NONHUMAN; PERCUTANEOUS KIDNEY BIOPSY; PERIRENAL HEMATOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SAFETY; SEPSIS;

AGE FACTORS; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; FEMALE; HEMATURIA; HUMANS; KIDNEY; KIDNEY DISEASES; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; UROLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 84860830651     PISSN: 15485595     EISSN: 15485609     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.ackd.2012.04.003     Document Type: Review

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