Membranous glomerulonephritis surgery

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Syed Ahsan Hussain, M.D.[2]

Overview

Surgery is not the first-line treatment option for patients with MN. Surgery is usually reserved for patients requiring renal transplant.

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For more information on renal transplant, click here.

References

  1. 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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