title: Posterior urethral polyp causing haematuria in children.
abstract: Posterior urethral hemangioma (PUH) is a rare congenital lesion, included in group of polypoid or papillary lesion of the prostatic urethra. This lesion is responsible for a variety of symptoms in children that may be associated or isolated, sometimes its finding is occasional. The diagnosis is usually made by ultrasonography and cystourethrogram, but the gold standard is represented by the urethrocystoscopy with double possibility: diagnostic and therapeutic. The Authors report a case of 1-year-old boy with persisting haematuria, in whom a previews cystoscopy didn't find any cause of haematuria. An accurate urethrocystoscopy let to make diagnosis of prostatic urethral polyp, a transurethral resection was performed and pathological assessment confirmed the diagnosis of PUH.
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Surgery Unit, Academic Children's Hospital, Ancona, Italy. carmine.noviello@libero.it
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Noviello
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Cobellis
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Romano
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Amici
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Martino
mesh_terms: D006417:Hematuria / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D011127:Polyps / Q000150:complications*; D014522:Urethral Diseases / Q000150:complications*