Background Although genitourinary Tuberculosis (GUTB) is the second commonest source of extrapulmonary TB in most countries, the reported rate of GUTB in Sri Lanka remains low. The characteristics of GUTB in Sri Lanka have not been studied and documented so far. We aimed to study the clinical and imaging characteristics, treatment modalities and outcome of GUTB in Sri Lanka. Methods Data collected from patients treated by a single urological surgeon in two institutes consecutively over a period of 21 years were analysed. All patients with a microbiological and/or histopathological diagnosis of GUTB were included. Median duration of follow-up was 24 months (range: 6–96). Results There were 82 patients and 45 (54.9%) were men. The median age was 51 (range: 26–75) years. Most patients (39%, n = 32) had vague non-specific symptoms at presentation. Common specific symptoms at presentation were haematuria (15.8%, n = 13) and scrotal manifestations (15.8%, n = 13). Mantoux test was done in 70 patients and was > 10 mm in 62 (88.5%). Erythrocyte sedimentation rate was available in 69 patients and was > 30 mm in 54 (78.3%) patients. Chest x-ray and x-ray kidney-ureter-bladder (KUB) abnormalities were detected in 9 (11%) and 6 (7.3%) respectively. CT-urography was performed in 72 patients and abnormalities were detected in 57 (79%) patients. Forty-two patients underwent cystoscopy and 73.8% (n = 31) had abnormal findings. Microbiological diagnosis was feasible in 43 (52.4%) and rest were diagnosed histopathologically. Commonest organs involved were kidney (64.6%, n = 53), ureter (51.2%, n = 42), bladder (43.9%, n = 36) and testis/epididymis (15.8%, n = 13). One patient had TB of the prostate. All were treated primarily with anti-TB drugs however, 50 (61%) required ancillary therapeutic interventions. The majority of interventions were reconstructive surgeries (n = 20, 24.4%) followed by excisional surgeries (n = 19, 23.2%) and drainage procedures (n = 11, 13.4%). Seven patients developed serious adverse reactions to anti-TB drugs. Five patients developed a thimble bladder with disabling storage symptoms. Eight patients had deranged renal functions at diagnosis and three patients developed progressive deterioration of renal function and two patients died of end stage renal disease. Conclusions The combination of urine for acid-fast bacilli, Mantoux test, CT-Urography, cystoscopy and histopathology is necessary to diagnose GUTB in resource-poor settings. Most ureteric strictures, non-functioning kidneys and epididymal masses need surgical treatment. Long-term follow up is essential to detect progressive deterioration of renal function.
Follicular cystitis is a non-specific inflammatory condition of the bladder where the aetiology is unknown. The extent of the disease can be mild or proliferative and bulky. Antibiotics, steroids, therapies used for interstitial cystitis, palliative cystectomy and radiotherapy have been reported as successful treatment options. We report a case of follicular cystitis that responded to a course of oral diethyl carbamazine.
BackgroundAlthough genitourinary Tuberculosis (GUTB) is the second commonest source of extrapulmonary TB in most countries, the reported rate of GUTB in Sri Lanka remains very low. Furthermore, the characteristics of GUTB in Sri Lanka have not been published due to paucity of data. Therefore, we aimed to study the clinical and imaging characteristics, treatment modalities and outcomes of GUTB in Sri Lanka. MethodsA retrospective analysis was performed based on patients treated by a single urological surgeon in two consecutive centres over a period of 21 years. All patients (n=82, males = 45 (54.9%), median age: 51 years; range: 26 - 75) with a microbiological and/or histological diagnosis of GUTB were included. Median duration of follow-up was 24 months (range: 6- 96). Data were obtained from direct patient interview, hospital notes and clinic files. ResultsCommonest prominent symptoms at presentation included haematuria (n=13, 15.8%) and scrotal manifestations (n=12, 14.6%). Mantoux was either positive (>10mm) (n=62/70) or equivocal (>5mm) (n=8/70). Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) was available in 69 patients and was >30 in 54 (78.3%) patients. Chest x-ray and x-ray kidney-ureter-bladder (KUB) abnormalities were detected in 9 (11%) and 6 (7.3%) respectively. CT-urography was performed in 72 patients and abnormalities were detected in 57 (79%) patients. Forty-two patients underwent a cystoscopy and 73.8% (n=31) had abnormal findings. Microbiological diagnosis was feasible in 42 (51.2%) and rest were diagnosed histologically. Commonest organs involved were kidney (64.6%, n=53), ureters (51.2%, n=42), bladder (43.9%, n=36) and testis/epididymis (14.6%, n=12). One patient had prostate TB. All were treated primarily with anti-TB drugs however, 50 (61%) had indications for some form of therapeutic intervention. The majority of interventions were reconstruction surgeries (n=20, 24.4%) followed by excision surgeries (n=19, 23.2%) and drainage procedures (n=11, 13.4%).Seven patients developed serious adverse reactions to anti-TB drugs. Five patients developed a thimble bladder and 3 patients developed end-stage renal failure. Two patients had relapse of infection. ConclusionCT-Urography, cystoscopy and histopathology are essential adjuncts to diagnose GUTB. Most ureteric strictures, non-functioning kidneys and epididymal masses needed surgical treatment. Long-term follow up is essential to detect progressive renal dysfunction.
Over the past thirty years thyroid tumor incidence has triplicated and it is currently 7% of a given population. However, interestingly the thyroid cancer incidence is quite low and is approximately 5-10% of the thyroid tumor patients. Expeditious diagnosis of the thyroid nodules at the pre surgery stage is important to determine the tumor prognosis. A Widely used diagnostic approach is the direct observation of the fine needle aspiration specimens. However, using only this method many reported cases of unnecessary surgeries and re-operative incidents due to false diagnosis at the preoperative stage have been observed. Poor cellularity, loss of tissue architecture, poor cytomorphologic features in fine needle aspiration smears leads to incorrect diagnosis. Cell block technique is a better diagnostic approach at the pre-operative stage to overcome the pitfalls in direct smears as it concentrates the cells and preserve tissue architecture. Further, multiple sections with same cellularity can be prepared from a single cell block allowing the use for more advanced techniques like immunohistochemistry and molecular diagnosis. Cell block technique strengthen the diagnosis of tumors by fine needle aspiration specimens. Combined use of cell block technique with fine needle aspiration can reach to a sensitivity of about 95-100% suggesting that every FNAC specimen should be subjected to cell block preparation whenever possible.
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