[Characteristics on diagnosis and treatment of renal tuberculosis].
OBJECTIVE
To study the new characteristics on diagnosis and treatment of renal tuberculosis (RT).


METHODS
Eighty-seven patients with renal tuberculosis were retrospectively reviewed; their diagnosis was established by standard microbiological and histological techniques.


RESULTS
Atypical RT was diagnosed by various examinations, including urinary analysis, polymerase chain reaction of tuberculosis (PCR-TB), ultrasonography, intravenous urography (i.v.U), and computerized tomography (CT). Treatment consisted of antituberculous chemotherapy in all patients, in combination with nephrectomy (62.5%) or enterocystoplasty (4.6%).


CONCLUSIONS
The differential diagnosis of RT should be emphasized, especially for atypical RT, provided a much more specific diagnosis in clinical suspicion of RT. i.v.U can not be regarded as a specific examination for RT. Computerised tomography (CT) can be used for early diagnosis of RT. Surgery for RT is still ablative.
Gong
Yu
Y
Department of Urology, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400038, China.
Lu
Gen-sheng
GS
Song
Bo
B
Xiong
En-qing
EQ
Jin
Xi-yu
XY
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014398:Tuberculosis, Renal / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*