Journal of Nephrology & Therapeutics

Department of Nephropediatrics, Teaching Hospital of Yopougon, Abidjan, West Africa

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• Research Article   
  Renal Biopsy in Sub-Saharan Africa
  Author(s): Kouamé Justin N’Dah*, Tia WM, Lagou DA, Guei MC, Abouna AD, Touré I, Oka KH, Kobenan AAR, Diopo S, Delma S, Cherif I, Amékoudi E, Ouattara BS, Yao KH, Ackoundou NC, Adonis KL, Yao GV, Gnionsahié DA and Diomandé MIJM
  
  Background: Renal biopsy (RB) is a significant advance in the management of kidney disease. In sub-Saharan Africa, few studies were conducted. The objective of our work was to evaluate the indications of RB, to determine the epidemiological and histological characteristics of nephropathies diagnosed in sub-Saharan Africa. Materials and Methods: We conducted a retrospective and descriptive study on RBs examined between January 2015 and December 2019, at the Pathological Anatomy and Cytology Departments of Cocody-Abidjan and Bouaké Teaching Hospitals. RBs came from four African countries (Côte d'Ivoire, Togo, Guinea-Conakry and Burkina Faso). Optical microscopy and/or direct immunofluorescence techniques were used. Included in this study were RBs containing epidemiological, clinical, biological and anatomic patho.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.37421/2161-0959.2022.12.420

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