The Treatment of Urinary Tuberculosis

Abstract

During the last 7 yr 92 patients with tuberculosis of the urinary tract were treated. Patients with tuberculous infection were divided into 3 groups according to treatment: group 1.sbd.no surgical treatment (18 patients), group 2.sbd.ablative surgery (45 patients) and group 3.sbd.reconstructive surgery (29 patients). Antituberculous drugs, consisting of rifampin, pyrazinamide, isoniazid and ethambutol, were given according to the severity and extent of the infection. The results of medical and surgical treatment were excellent. Surgical morbidity was low and there was no immediate mortality.