Lithiase urinaire et infection: a propos de 372 cas

ABSTRACT

Among 372 cases of urinary lithiasis seen in the last 10 years in the paediatric surgery service of children hospital of Tunis, 48,1% have presented urinary infection. 109 cases with obstructive lithiasis have presented a high urinary infection. Among these 109 cases, 30 [16,7%] have presented directly a chronic pyelonephritis. In 10 cases the condition of the kidney have required nephrectomy. In 61 cases, the infection have persisted or recured after treatment of lithiasis. A precocious diagnosis and an appropriated anti-infection treatment have to ameliorate the prognosis of the disease