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World J Gastrointest Endosc. Mar 16, 2015; 7(3): 253-257
Published online Mar 16, 2015. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v7.i3.253
Published online Mar 16, 2015. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v7.i3.253
Endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration for the diagnosis of kidney lesions: A review
Roberto Iglesias Lopes, Division of Urology, University of São Paulo Medical School, São Paulo - SP 05422-090, Brazil
Renata Nobre Moura, Everson Artifon, Department of Gastroenterology, University of São Paulo Medical School, São Paulo - SP 05422-090, Brazil
Author contributions: Lopes RI and Moura RN wrote the article and performed review of the literature, independently; Artifon EL performed all the EUS-FNA procedures and critically revised the manuscript; final version was approved by all authors.
Conflict-of-interest: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.
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Correspondence to: Roberto Iglesias Lopes, MD, PhD, Division of Urology, University of São Paulo Medical School, Carvalho Aguiar, 255, 7 andar, São Paulo - SP 05422-090, Brazil. robertoiglesias@terra.com.br
Telephone: +55-11-26618080
Received: September 18, 2014
Peer-review started: September 18, 2014
First decision: December 1, 2014
Revised: November 9, 2014
Accepted: December 16, 2014
Article in press: December 17, 2014
Published online: March 16, 2015
Peer-review started: September 18, 2014
First decision: December 1, 2014
Revised: November 9, 2014
Accepted: December 16, 2014
Article in press: December 17, 2014
Published online: March 16, 2015
Core Tip
Core tip: Although controversy exists on the need of renal biopsy, endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration (EUS-FNA) can be used in selected cases. In this review we discuss the rationale for EUS-FNA kidney and summarize the recent advances in this field, providing recommendations for the practicing clinician.