Time to Abandon Kidney Biopsy to Diagnose Membranous Nephropathy?

Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2021 Dec;16(12):1787-1789. doi: 10.2215/CJN.11180821. Epub 2021 Nov 15.

Authors

Pierre Ronco^{1

2}, Emmanuelle Plaisier^{2

3}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Nephrology, Centre Hospitalier du Mans, Le Mans, France.
² Unité Mixte de Recherche S1155, Sorbonne Université and Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, Paris, France.
³ Department of Nephrology, Association pour l'Utilisation du Rein Artificiel Paris Plaisance, Paris, France.

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Keywords: glomerulosclerosis; membranous nephropathy; nephrology.

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Editorial
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MeSH terms

Biopsy
Glomerulonephritis, Membranous* / diagnosis
Glomerulonephritis, Membranous* / pathology
Humans
Kidney / pathology
Nephrectomy