title: A giant ureteral polyp mimicking as a bladder mass resected ureteroscopically by diode laser: a case report and literature review.
abstract: We presented a rare case with giant ureteral polyp that mimics bladder tumor in adult women, originating from the middle segment of the left ureter. The patient was a 42-year-old woman, with a 2.1×1.3 cm bladder mass detected incidentally on a health screening ultrasound. Computerized tomography (CT) of the pelvis revealed a solid tumor situated near to trigon. Cystoscopy demonstrated a tumor that periodically prolapsed into the bladder. After the tumor was identified as a ureteral polyp by ureteroscopy, an ureteroscopic resection by diode laser was performed. The tumor measured 9.0×0.5 cm, and the final pathological diagnosis was ureteral fibroepithelial polyp. No recurrence was observed at the 5-month follow-up.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, The Second People's Hospital of Lianyungang Jiangsu, China.
authors.forename: Cheng
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, The Second People's Hospital of Lianyungang Jiangsu, China.
authors.forename: Xue-Jun
authors.initials: XJ
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, The Second People's Hospital of Lianyungang Jiangsu, China.
authors.forename: Duo
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, The Second People's Hospital of Lianyungang Jiangsu, China.
authors.forename: Dong-Wei
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Yao
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D054023:Lasers, Semiconductor; D011127:Polyps / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D014516:Ureteral Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D018666:Ureteroscopy / Q000379:methods*; D001749:Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis
keywords: Ureteral polyp; bladder; diode laser; ureteroscopy
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