Is kidney puncture harmful to the body?

Renal puncture is a surgical method that can cause certain damage to the body, but this method of surgery is mainly used to check the health of the kidneys. Therefore, for renal puncture, you should follow the doctor's advice to make good pre-operative preparations and post-operative care, which can reduce the side effects of the surgery. Renal puncture is a surgery that may cause oliguria and hypotension, and may also cause symptoms such as hematuria.

There are many types of kidney diseases and their causes are complex. To effectively treat kidney disease, a detailed diagnosis prior to treatment is essential. Renal biopsy is a method of diagnosing kidney disease. Renal puncture, also known as renal puncture biopsy, will cause certain harm to the patient. What are the possible hazards of renal puncture?

1: Oliguria or anuria occurs.

2: Causes low blood pressure.

3. Symptoms such as low back pain occur. After renal puncture, most patients have ipsilateral low back pain or discomfort, which disappears on its own after about 3-5 days, and in a few patients it may last for a long time.

4. Hematuria occurs. Hematuria is the most common complication of renal puncture biopsy. About 80-90% of patients have microscopic hematuria after puncture. The incidence of macroscopic hematuria varies depending on the degree of damage to the puncture needle, accounting for about 5-50%. Generally, hematuria disappears on its own within 1 to 5 days without any treatment and has no effect on the patient's kidneys.

5. Damage to renal tissues. Generally, renal puncture causes minor damage to renal tissues. However, due to the difficulty in accurately positioning the puncture point, the liver, spleen, gallbladder or intestine may be mistakenly punctured, causing complications.

6. Accompanied by infection. Infection after puncture is mostly caused by lax sterile concept or the spread of bacteria from the original kidney infection after puncture.