The diagnosis and management of benign fibrous ureteric polyps.
The diagnosis and management of benign fibrous ureteric polyps are discussed. A pre-operative diagnosis is suggested by a long history of loin pain or haematuria, both, in a younger patient with the radiological findings of ureteric obstruction or a radiolucent ureteric filling defect. The diagnosis is confirmed at operation by opening the ureter and exposing characteristic fronds of polyps arising from a common base. It is suggested that management should be conservative local excision and not nephroureterectomy, as previously practised.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011127:Polyps / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D011859:Radiography; D014513:Ureter / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014516:Ureteral Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery