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Renal biopsy in diagnosis of diabetic kidney disease

  

  1. Department of Nephrology, the Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang 050000, China
  • Online:2018-10-05 Published:2018-11-12
  • Contact: Corresponding author: Li Shaomei, Email: lishaomeitougao@126.com

Abstract: Renal pathological manifestations of diabetic nephropathy are complicated, and nondiabetic nephropathy is not uncommon. It is quite different from the treatment and prognosis of diabetic kidney disease, and early diagnosis is of great significance.Solely relying on clinical manifestations and biochemical indicators to diagnose renal lesions and prognosis exists great limitations. Renal biopsy, as a relatively safe procedure, Compared with the new biomarkers which remains to be studied, renal biopsy,  as a relatively safe procedure, is recommended for the diagnosis, differential diagnosis,  treatment planning and prognosis evaluation of diabetic kidney disease.

Key words: diabetic nephropathy, , biopsy, pathology