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  • Urinary tuberculosis (TB) presents diagnostic and therapeutic challenges with limited advancements.
  • The disease remains a significant global health concern.

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  • To critically assess and evaluate tuberculosis (TB), a major global health problem.
  • To review current knowledge and identify areas for improvement in managing urinary TB.

Main Methods:

  • Extensive literature search of PubMed database for urinary tuberculosis (TB).

Main Results:

  • Next-generation sequencing offers promising interdisciplinary approaches for TB diagnosis and treatment.
  • Minimally invasive surgical techniques are advancing, improving patient comfort and kidney function preservation.
  • Changing disease epidemiology due to globalization and migration necessitates updated knowledge.

Conclusions:

  • Understanding urinary TB pathogenesis is key to recognizing clinical manifestations.
  • Despite advancements, predicting disease progression remains difficult, highlighting the need for better patient selection and objective parameters.