Nephropathology: A Cornerstone for Understanding and Estimation of Recent Advances in Glomerular Diseases

• Main Authors: Capusa Cristina, Mehedinti Ana-Maria, Leh Sabine, Marti Hans-Peter
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Sciendo 2016-12-01
• Series: BANTAO Journal
• Subjects: chronic kidney disease; glomerulopathies; kidney histology; nephropathology; proliferative pattern
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1515/bj-2016-0015

The developments in the field of kidney pathology are major objectives for nephrology worldwide, since the histopathologic diagnosis is a cornerstone for all glomerulopathies (either primary or secondary related to systemic diseases-for tubulointerstitial and vascular lesions as well as renal allograft nephropathy). Moreover, the correct interpretation of kidney tissue samples is a challenge for pathologists too. Consequently, a new subspecialty - nephropathology, was accepted by many medical schools in various universities, while dedicated scientific meetings, journals and websites were also created. In the following few pages, a short overview on the history, classic and novel meanings of the renal pathology for the understanding of glomerular pathophysiology will be discussed.