Mathilde Fedi, Mickaël Bobot, Julia Torrents, Pierre Gobert, Éric Magnant, Yannick Knefati, David Verhelst, Gaëtan Lebrun, Valérie Masson, Philippe Giaime, Julien Santini, Stanislas Bataille, Philippe Brunet, Bertrand Dussol, Stéphane Burtey, Julien Mancini, Laurent Daniel, Noémie Jourde-Chiche
BACKGROUND: Few data is available on the risk/benefit balance of native kidney biopsy (KB) in very elderly patients. METHODS: Multicenter retrospective cohort study in the Aix-Marseille area: the results of KB and medical charts of all patients over 85 years biopsied between January 2010 and December 2018 were reviewed. RESULTS: 104 patients were included. Median age was 87 years. Indications for KB were: acute kidney injury (AKI) in 69...
November 2, 2021: BMC Nephrology