Korean J Urol.
1980 Dec;21(6):586-591.
Clinical Observation on the Renal Tuberculosis
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Urology, Capital Armed Forces General Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
Abstract
- A clinical observation was made on 57 cases of renal tuberculosis who were admitted to the Department of Urology, Capital Armed Forces General Hospital during the period from January, 1977 to December, 1979. The following results were obtained. 1. The incidence of renal tuberculosig wag 7.3% of all urological in-patients and male to female ratio was 4.7:1. The most common age group was 21 to 40 years (77.2%). 2. The site of lesion showed right to left ratio of 42.1% to 38.6% and bilateral in 19,3% of cases. 3. Vesical irritability symptoms were more frequent than other symptoms and less frequent ones showed generalized symptoms in 7 cases (12.3%) and epididymitis in 6 cases (10.5%). 4. 20(35.1%) of 67 cages bad been associated with tuberculosis other than kidney or past history. Among the 20 cases, tuberculous epididymitis was found in 9 cases (15.8%), pulmonary tubercu1osis in 6 cases (10.5%) and prostatic tuberculosis in 2 cases (3.5%) in order 5. On the intravenous pyelogram, nonvisualization of the kidney was viewed in 22 cases (38.6%). 0ther findings were calyceal destruction in 19 cases (33. 3%) and delayed visualization in 14 cases (24.6%). The most commonly viewed ureteral and vesical abnormal findings were dilatation in 19 cases (33.3%) and reduction in bladder capacity in 18 cases(31.6%) 6. The 49 operations were performed in 37 cases of renal tuberculosis. In unilateral renal tuberculosis, nephrectomy was Jone in 21 cases (88.9%), ureteric-reimplantation in 2 cases and Boari-flap in 1 case. Conservative surgeries in bilateral renal tuberculosis were ureteric reimplantation in 4 cases, nephrostomy in 3 cases, cutaneous ureterostomy, Boari flap, ureteroileocystoplasty and calycoileoileostomy in 1 cases each other.
