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    Kidney Biopsy

    Kidney Biopsy



    Why It Is Done

    A kidney biopsy is done to:

    • Find kidney disease when there is blood or protein in the urine or when the kidneys are not working well.
    • Check kidney problems seen on an ultrasound or a CT scan.
    • Watch kidney disease and see if treatment is working.
    • Find out why a transplanted kidney isn't working well.
    • Find out more information about a tumor found in the kidney.



    By: Reference Healthwise Staff Last Revised: Reference September 25, 2012
    Medical Review: Reference E. Gregory Thompson, MD - Internal Medicine
    Reference Christopher G. Wood, MD, FACS - Urology, Oncology


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