Tag: Biopsy
Renal biopsy: techniques
History of renal biopsy:
The kidney was one of the last full organs explored by percutaneous puncture-biopsy. For this deep organ, there was not only a...
Renal biopsy: contraindications, complications
Introduction:
Renal biopsy is an essential step in the study of kidney disease. It provides indispensable histological arguments which create the basis for the nosology of...
Temporal Biopsy
Indications:
The biopsy is performed in case of suspicion of temporal arteritis, either in a temporal arteritis or polymyalgia rheumatica.
Cons-indications:
anticoagulant therapy.
Principle:
The histological analysis of samples...
Prostate Biopsy
Indications:
The review serves to confirm or before treatment for prostate cancer and type.
Principle:
This is to clarify a doubt, clinical or ultrasound, realizing a sampling...
Liver Biopsy
Indications:
The interest of the biopsy should be carefully weighed before the risks.
This is thanks to a liver tissue sampling to know the liver condition,...
Biopsy of the Small Intestine
Indications:
This is to detect diseases of the small intestine such as celiac disease, lymphoma, or Whipple's disease.
Cons-indications:
Hemostasis disorders and against any indication to general...
Chance discovery of hepatitis B
Hepatitis B is a major public health problems worldwide.
Approximately 2 billion people (one third of the world population) serological markers indicating the existence of...
