title: [Malacoplakia of the urinary tract].
abstract: Malacoplakia is a granulomatous disease that most frequently involves the genitourinary tract. Because of the great variability of symptoms and lack of typical radiologic findings, this disease is usually not considered preoperatively. Generally of benign nature in the lower urinary tract, it leads to destruction and loss of renal function when affecting ureter and kidney. Progression of the latter can only be prevented by surgical intervention. Malacoplakia of the lower urinary tract requires long-term treatment with intracellularly active antibiotics in combination with drugs enhancing phagocytosis.
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Urologie, Universität Innsbruck, Osterreich.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Eberle
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Prior
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: zur Nedden
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Jakse
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000473:pathology; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D008287:Malacoplakia / Q000473:pathology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014567:Urography
vernacular_title: Malakoplakie des Harntraktes.