2010
Experience with outpatient computed tomographic-guided renal biopsy.
Margaryan A, Perazella MA, Mahnensmith RL, Abu-Alfa AK. Experience with outpatient computed tomographic-guided renal biopsy. Clinical Nephrology 2010, 74: 440-5. PMID: 21084047, DOI: 10.5414/cnp74440.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNative kidney biopsiesKidney biopsyRenal biopsyPost-biopsy observation periodInpatient observation periodObservation periodLow complication rateTime of admissionYale-New Haven Medical CenterDuration of procedureInstances of deathHemoglobin concentration changesDetectable bleedingSerum creatinineComplication rateMean ageRenal sizeAdequate tissueMedical CenterOutpatient unitDiagnostic tissueBiopsyLaboratory dataTransfusionPatients
2008
The Association of Hashimoto Disease and Congo Red Negative Amyloidosis
Chaiban JT, Kalache SM, Salti I, Abu Alfa A, Shabb N. The Association of Hashimoto Disease and Congo Red Negative Amyloidosis. The American Journal Of The Medical Sciences 2008, 336: 293-296. PMID: 18794630, DOI: 10.1097/maj.0b013e31815b9d51.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCongo red stainHashimoto's thyroiditisPrimary amyloidosisMultiple organ involvementRed stainMonoclonal immunoglobulin light chainsOrgan involvementRenal failureHeart failureHashimoto's diseaseAmyloid depositionEnlarged tongueRare caseImmunoglobulin light chainsSystemic amyloidosisExtracellular depositionImmunofixation studiesAmyloidosisUltrastructural featuresThyroiditisPatientsLight chainStainEarly stagesBiopsy