Post Date December, 02 2023
Renal puncture biopsy is not difficult to understand, which involves inserting a needle into the kidney from the back waist and removing more than 5 glomeruli for examination.
In general, after suffering from kidney disease, doctors will provide anti-inflammatory, antihypertensive, and anti-inflammatory treatments based on laboratory results and a series of clinical manifestations. But kidney disease is slightly complex, and sometimes there is no therapeutic effect, and it is difficult to determine how to treat it effectively through general examination methods. In this case, doctors will require kidney puncture biopsy to clarify the pathological type and provide a more accurate treatment plan.
There are also some places where doctors don't ask about the condition, they first perform a kidney puncture, and then treat you after completing the puncture. If you don't do it, you won't be treated.
Do you want to do it? Let's take a look at the pros and cons first.
Benefit: Nephrocentesis is not difficult to perform, with a clear diagnosis, and can provide more accurate guidance for treatment.
Cons: The price is not low and may cause kidney damage or other complications such as infection.
Renal puncture is generally unnecessary, and in actual treatment, more than half of patients have not undergone renal puncture, and the treatment is also very good.
Actually, there are many testing items that can accurately identify pathological types, but don't do kidney biopsy. Some of these tests are tedious, time-consuming, and cost-effective. Are you willing to do this hard work?
Okay, I'm willing to
When should I have a kidney puncture?
In special circumstances, some proteins and occult blood are stubborn and difficult to eliminate through various methods, renal biopsy can be considered to assist in diagnosis. If you discover kidney disease, it is obviously unnecessary to go for a kidney biopsy first.
Another reminder is that kidney biopsy is time-sensitive. I have seen patients treat their condition according to a kidney biopsy report three or four years ago, but the more they treat it, the worse it gets. After a long time has passed, the internal pathology of the kidneys may change, and the credibility of renal biopsy reports may decrease.
