A proposal for standardized grading of chronic changes in native kidney biopsy specimens.

Authors :: Sethi S
D'Agati VD
Nast CC
Fogo AB
De Vriese AS
Markowitz GS
Glassock RJ
Fervenza FC
Seshan SV
Rule A
Racusen LC
Radhakrishnan J
Winearls CG
Appel GB
Bajema IM
Chang A
Colvin RB
Cook HT
Hariharan S
Herrera Hernandez LP
Kambham N
Mengel M
Nath KA
Rennke HG
Ronco P
Rovin BH
Haas M
Source :: Kidney international [Kidney Int] 2017 Apr; Vol. 91 (4), pp. 787-789.
Publication Year :: 2017
Abstract: Chronic changes represent an important component of native kidney biopsy evaluation and have a major bearing on predicting prognosis and guiding treatment. We propose here a uniform, semiquantitative approach to assessing such changes, which include glomerulosclerosis, tubular atrophy, interstitial fibrosis, and arteriosclerosis, and we report these findings as an overall chronicity grade.<br /> (Copyright © 2017 International Society of Nephrology. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)

Subjects :: Disease Progression
Humans
Predictive Value of Tests
Prognosis
Renal Insufficiency, Chronic pathology
Renal Insufficiency, Chronic therapy
Severity of Illness Index
Biopsy standards
Kidney pathology
Renal Insufficiency, Chronic diagnosis
Terminology as Topic

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