Korean J Urol.  1969 Mar;10(1):31-33.

Horseshoe Kidney Associated with Tuberculosis

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  • 1Department of Urology, Kyungpook National University, School of Medicine, Taegu, Korea.

Abstract

A 30 years old male suffering from renal pain, hematuria and frequency of urination, was found to have horseshoe kidney with renal tuberculosis. The diagnosis was made through urinalysis, intra-venous pyelography and retrograde pyelography. This is a report of the good results gained by partial nephrectomy and antituberculous chemotherapy. It was compared with several literary reviews.

Keyword

horseshoe kidney; tuberculosis

MeSH Terms

Adult
Diagnosis
Drug Therapy
Hematuria
Humans
Kidney*
Male
Nephrectomy
Tuberculosis*
Tuberculosis, Renal
Urinalysis
Urination
Urography
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