Medical & Surgical Urology
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ISSN: 2168-9857
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ISSN: 2168-9857
+44-77-2385-9429
Department of Anatomopathology and Cytology, Ibn Sina University Hospital, Rabat, Morocco
Case Report
Typical Aspects of the "Mastic Kidney" Suggestive of Renal Tuberculosis
Author(s): Idriss Ziani*, Jihad Lakssir, Sabrine Derqaoui, Hamza Dergamoun, Ahmed Ibrahimi, Fouad Zouidia, Hachem El Sayegh, Lounis Benslimane and Yassine Nouini
Tuberculosis remains a priority public health problem for the World Health Organization (WHO), The difficulty of often late diagnosis and the seriousness of lesions caused by BK even after anti-bacillary treatment, explains the seriousness of the disease with a high number of nephrectomies.
The clinical pictures can be misleading, hence the advantage of making this diagnosis before any recurring urological symptom.
In our observation, the diagnosis was mentioned in the face of the appearance of the "mastic kidney" indicates an already advanced stage of the pathology, after the anti bacillary treatment, the ablative surgical treatment takes place for the treatment sometimes serious consequences... View More»
DOI:
10.35248/2168-9857.20.9.228