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Interventional Nephrology and Dialysis: Bone Biopsy: Indications, Techniques, and Complications
Author(s) -
Trueba David,
Sawaya B. Peter,
Mawad Hanna,
Malluche Hartmut H.
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
seminars in dialysis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.899
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1525-139X
pISSN - 0894-0959
DOI - 10.1046/j.1525-139x.2003.160631.x
Subject(s) - medicine , nephrology , renal osteodystrophy , bone biopsy , dialysis , gold standard (test) , biopsy , intensive care medicine , end stage renal disease , stage (stratigraphy) , kidney disease , radiology , disease , surgery , paleontology , biology
Bone biopsy is the gold standard for diagnosing the type and severity of renal osteodystrophy (ROD) in end‐stage renal disease (ESRD) patients. In this article we review the indications, techniques, and complications of this minimally invasive procedure. The importance of careful preparation is emphasized.