A rare case of ureteral tuberculosis mimicking a tumor

A Kacem; M Raboudi; N Mansouri; F Gargouri; M Dridi; S Ghozzi

doi:10.1016/j.eucr.2022.102147

A rare case of ureteral tuberculosis mimicking a tumor

Urol Case Rep. 2022 Jun 27:44:102147. doi: 10.1016/j.eucr.2022.102147. eCollection 2022 Sep.

Authors

A Kacem¹, M Raboudi¹, N Mansouri², F Gargouri², M Dridi¹, S Ghozzi¹

Affiliations

¹ Urology Department, Military Hospital of Tunis, Tunis, Tunisia.
² Pathology Department, Military Hospital of Tunis, Tunis, Tunisia.

Abstract

Isolated ureteral involvement in urogenital tuberculosis is rare. The diagnosis can be difficult to evoke. The radiological aspect often evokes tumor involvement, hence the importance of mentioning this pathology in endemic countries. The purpose of this study is to show that it will be necessary to think of ureteral tuberculosis in the presence of ureteral thickening living in an endemic country. We reported a case of ureteric tuberculosis in a 46-years old man mimicking a tumor.

Keywords: Diagnostic errors; Rare cases; Tuberculosis; Ureteral tuberculosis; Urogenital tuberculosis.

Publication types

Case Reports