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Published on Mon Apr 15, 2024

Question: During a renal biopsy procedure for a patient with chronic kidney symptoms, the surgeon called our pathologist to the operating room to evaluate whether the specimen included adequate glomeruli for further examination. The pathologist documented a gross exam, including using a grossing microscope, and reported that the specimen was adequate for further examination. After receiving the kidney biopsy in the [...]
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