Kidney Biopsy

Biopsy, Kidney, Percutaneous Renal Biopsy, Renal 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.
• See whether a transplanted kidney is working.

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Author:	Monica Rhodes	Last Updated: September 29, 2008
Medical Review:	E. Gregory Thompson, MD - Internal Medicine Tushar J. Vachharajani, MD, FASN, FACP - Nephrology
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