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Evaluation of renal biopsies in cats and dogs — histopathology in comparison with clinical data
Author(s) -
Minkus G.,
Reusch C.,
Hörauf A.,
Breuer W.,
Darbès J.,
Kraft W.,
Hermanns W.
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
journal of small animal practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.7
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1748-5827
pISSN - 0022-4510
DOI - 10.1111/j.1748-5827.1994.tb03952.x
Subject(s) - medicine , histopathology , cats , pathology , renal biopsy , biopsy , nephropathy , nephritis , renal pathology , creatinine , renal function , kidney , urology , endocrinology , diabetes mellitus
Histopathological findings of renal biopsies in cats and dogs with diffuse nephropathies generally lead to an exact diagnosis and facilitate prognostic judgements. Complications following renal biopsy are usually slight, provided the biopsy is performed properly. Routine renal laboratory data have been compared with histopathological findings. High urine protein values are often the result of glomerular lesions, whereas high creatinine values are frequently related to tubulointerstitial lesions. In general, there is no relationship between different types of nephropathy and age; nevertheless animals with chronic tubulointerstitial nephritis were, on average, older than animals with glomerulopathies.