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Membranous glomerulonephritis surgery
Introduction
Overview
Overview
Surgery is not the first-line treatment option for patients with MN. Surgery is usually reserved for patients requiring renal transplant.
Indications
Indications
- Surgery is not the first-line treatment option for patients with MN. Renal transplant is usually reserved for patients with either[1]:
- Irreversible renal failure
- Previous transplant rejection
- Renal failure due to poor prognostic etiology
Surgery
Surgery
- The patient with age group in between 40-65 patients with end stage renal disease needs surgery.
For more information on renal transplant, click here.
References
References
- ↑ Ponticelli C, Glassock RJ (2014). “Glomerular diseases: membranous nephropathy–a modern view”. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 9 (3): 609–16. doi:10.2215/CJN.04160413. PMC 3944756. PMID 23813556.
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