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Renal Biopsy Unexplained Elevated Serum Creatinine

NCT03586531 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 210

Last updated 2023-07-19

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Summary

Patients presented with unexplained elevated serum creatinine including vast varieties of acute or chronic kidney disease. Renal biopsy may include acute and chronic interstitial nephritis, glomerulosclerosis and tubular atrophy, acute tubular necrosis, rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis, granulomatous glomerulonephritis, monoclonal gammopathy, myeloma kidney or thrombotic microangiopathy .

Renal biopsy definitely still plays the most vital and irreplaceable role in the investigations of cases with unexplained renal impairment. Despite a vastly variable biopsy results between patients, renal biopsy has helped in determining the best treatment and prognosis for the patients.

Conditions

  • Renal Impairment

Interventions

PROCEDURE

renal biopsy

Renal biopsy samples will be obtained by a percutaneous method using a spring-loaded Trucut® biopsy needle under real time ultrasound guidance. Biopsy samples will be processed for light microscopy with special staining will be done: Schiff periodic acid, Masson trichrome and methenamine silver.and immunofluorescence studies to evaluate IgA, IgG, IgM, complement C1q and C3, fibrin, and kappa and lambda light chain deposits.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Assiut University

    lead OTHER

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-06-13
Primary Completion
2021-05-31
Completion
2022-05-01

Countries

  • Egypt

Study Locations

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