A Multicenter Retrospective Study of 151 Renal Biopsies in Horses

摘要: Background: Renal biopsies are uncommonly performed in horses and little is known about their diagnostic utility associated complication rate. Objective: To describe the techniques, rate, risk factors, histopathology results; as well evaluate safety of renal biopsy horse. Animals: One hundred forty-six from which 151 were obtained. Animals ranged age 48 hours to 30 years. Methods: Multicenter retrospective study, with participation 14 institutions (1983–2009). Results: was a similar rate complications (11.3%) that occurring humans companion animals. Complications generally hemorrhage or signs colic, required treatment 3% cases. Fatality low (1/151; 0.7%). Biopsy specimens yielded sufficient tissue for histopathologic diagnosis most cases (94%) but diagnoses had only fair (72%) agreement postmortem findings. Risk factors included left kidney (P= .030), neoplasia .004), urine specific gravity .030). No association found age, sex, breed, institution, presenting complaint, other initial clinicopathologic data, instrument, needle size, use ultrasonographic guidance. Conclusions Clinical Importance: has morbidity results morphological 94% However, this procedure might result serious should be used when information obtained would likely impact decisions regarding patient management prognosis.