title: [Echographic aspects of renal tuberculosis].
abstract: In this study the Authors examine the utility of the ultrasonographic investigation in the preoperative evaluation of 22 patients submitted to nephrectomy for tubercular lesions, comparing the informations obtained from this procedure with the histologic report. The renal ultrasonography execute with a Toshiba 3.5 Mhz probe, has been utilized to value morphology, volume, parenchymal echostructure and hydronephrosis. According to the Author's series, the ultrasonography has shown a 100% sensitivity permitting to well value the presence of parenchymal lesions and hydronephrosis. As regards the tubercular renal injuries the ultrasonography is non-specific because it does not allow to have pathognomonic images. The results obtained from the U.S. are overlapping to the Results Related from the literature for abdominal CT. The Authors argue that U.S., rapid and economical investigation is an efficient complement to the urography for an exhaustive preoperative evaluation of patients suffering from renal Tuberculosis.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Scienze Cliniche e Biologiche dell'Università di Torino.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Porpiglia
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Morra
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rocca
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Fontana
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D006869:Hydronephrosis / Q000209:etiology; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014375:Tuberculoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014398:Tuberculosis, Renal / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014463:Ultrasonography
vernacular_title: Aspetti ecografici della T.B.C. renale.