The evaluation of kidney biopsy results in the 6 years period: single center experience -

Abstract

diseases. In our study, we aimed to evaluate the results of kidney biopsies that have been performed in the last 6 years. Material and Methods: The results of 202 patients who underwent renal biopsy in our hospital between 2011 and 2017 were retrospectively evaluated. Results: The mean age of the patients were found as 50.7 ± 15.1 years. The male and female numbers of the patients were 114 (56.4%) and 88 (44.6%) respectively. Proteinuria in 96 patients (47.5%) was the most common indication for kidney biopsy. When we evaluated the biopsy results; 123 (60.9%) of the patients were diagnosed for primary glomerulonephritis, 43 (21.3%) of the patients were diagnosed for secondary glomerulonephritis while 36 (17.8%) of the patients were diagnosed for tubulointerstitial involvement. The most common pathological diagnosis were Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis in 40 patients (19.8%) and Immune Globulin A Nephropathy in 38 patients (18.8%) in our patient group who had primary glomerulonephritis. Conclusion: The most common pathology of the patients who had native kidney biopsy was primary glomerulonephritis. 61.3% of the patients who had diagnosis for Diabetes Mellitus had pathologies other than Diabetic Nephropathy shows the importance of screening any other co-existing pathologies in this group of patients. Uncontrolled use of the drugs accelerates the rate of Tubulointerstitial Nephritis as the primary and co-existing pathological diagnosis.