The Surgical Treatment of Non-Visualizing Tuberculous Kidney.
- Author:
Won Sup KIM
1
;
Min Sung LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Urology, National Medical Center, Seoul Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
renal tuberculosis;
non-visualizing kidney
- MeSH:
Constriction, Pathologic;
Hematuria;
Humans;
Kidney*;
Lung;
Pyuria;
Tuberculosis;
Tuberculosis, Renal;
Ureter;
Urinary Catheters
- From:Korean Journal of Urology
1983;24(2):247-250
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
A clinical observation was made on 19 cages of nonvisualizing tuberculous kidney, who were admitted to national medical center during the period from January, 1981 to April, 1982. Following results were obtained. 1. Most common age group were from 3rd to 5th decade. 2. Most frequent symptom or complaint was grose hematuria and this was subsided after operation. 3. In laboratory findings, pyuria 178.9% and microscopic hematuria (78.9%) were identified. 4. The most common other site of tuberculosis was lung about 12 cases. 5. In microbiologic study for 24hr urine and caseous material from kidney, following answers were given. 1) 24hr urine AFB smear :+: 8cases Tuberculosis culture :+: 4cases 2) Caseous materiel from kidney AFB smear :+: 10 cases Tuberculosis culture :+: 2cases. 6. R.G.P. was tired in all cases, but could not insert the ureteral catheter due to ureteral stricture in 14 cases. 7. All cases of nonvisualizing kidneys were removed.
