Bladder and ureteric tuberculosis
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Bladder and ureteric tuberculosis (TB) refers to infection of ureters and urinary bladder with Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
Radiographic features
Ureteric Tuberculosistuberculosis
IVP
- characteristic beaded appearance due to alternate areas of strictures and dilatation (chronic state)
CT
- acute: ureteral wall thickening
- chronic
- fibrotic strictures leading to a beaded appearance
- foreshortening of ureter leading to
pipe-stempipestem ureter
Bladder Tuberculosistuberculosis
MCU
Micturating cystourethrography
Micturating cystourethrography (MCU) demonstrates the following findings:
- irregular wall
- decreased capacity
- thimble bladder
- vesicoureteric reflux in cases of fibrotic changes in ureteral orifice
-<p><strong>Bladder </strong>and<strong> ureteric tuberculosis</strong> <strong>(TB)</strong> refers to infection of <a href="/articles/ureter">ureters</a> and <a href="/articles/urinary-bladder">urinary bladder</a> with <em><a href="/articles/tuberculosis">Mycobacterium tuberculosis</a>.</em></p><h4>Radiographic features</h4><h5>Ureteric Tuberculosis</h5><h6>IVP</h6><ul><li>characteristic <a href="/articles/beaded-appearance-of-the-ureter">beaded appearance</a> due to alternate areas of strictures and dilatation (chronic state)</li></ul><h6>CT</h6><ul>- +<p><strong>Bladder </strong>and<strong> ureteric tuberculosis</strong> <strong>(TB)</strong> refers to infection of <a href="/articles/ureter">ureters</a> and <a href="/articles/urinary-bladder">urinary bladder</a> with <em><a href="/articles/tuberculosis">Mycobacterium tuberculosis</a>.</em></p><h4>Radiographic features</h4><h5>Ureteric tuberculosis</h5><h5>IVP</h5><ul><li>characteristic <a href="/articles/beaded-appearance-of-the-ureter">beaded appearance</a> due to alternate areas of strictures and dilatation (chronic state)</li></ul><h5>CT</h5><ul>
-<li>foreshortening of ureter leading to <a href="/articles/pipe-stem-ureter">pipe-stem ureter</a>- +<li>foreshortening of ureter leading to <a href="/articles/pipe-stem-ureter">pipestem ureter</a>
-</ul><p><!--EndFragment--></p><h5>Bladder Tuberculosis</h5><h6>MCU</h6><ul>- +</ul><p></p><h5>Bladder tuberculosis</h5><h5>Micturating cystourethrography</h5><p><a title="Micturating cystourethrography (MCU)" href="/articles/voiding-cystourethrography-1">Micturating cystourethrography (MCU)</a> demonstrates the following findings:</p><ul>
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