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Conservative Management of Renal Tuberculosis
Author(s) -
HORNE N. W.,
TULLOCH W. SELBY
Publication year - 1975
Publication title -
british journal of urology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.773
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1464-410X
pISSN - 0007-1331
DOI - 10.1111/j.1464-410x.1975.tb06242.x
Subject(s) - medicine , nephrectomy , tuberculosis , conservative management , conservative treatment , surgery , chemotherapy , kidney , pathology
Summary The conservative management of 60 patients suffering from renal tuberculosis is reported. Following chemotherapy, bacteriological conversion to negative was obtained in all patients. 2 patients (3·3 %) relapsed due to failure to take adequate treatment. Evidence of ureteric obstruction was obtained in 30 patients (50%)—23 at the time of diagnosis, 6 during treatment and 1 at the time of relapse. Following corticosteroid treatment relief of obstruction was obtained in 72%. Nephrectomy was carried out in 4 patients (6·7 %) but in only 1 of these was the operation carried out for reasons which we now consider valid.