title: Pyogenic Granuloma: Possible Cause for Macroscopic Hematuria in Children.
abstract: Pyogenic granuloma (PG) is a benign, vascular tumor that is rarely reported in the urinary tract of pediatric population. Herein we present a case of a child followed up for recurrent painless macroscopic hematuria. We performed ureteroscopy, and a whitish lesion was discovered in the upper calyx of the right kidney. The lesion resected endoscopically, and microscopic examination of the lesion was consistent with PG. It is important for pediatricians and urologists to properly recognize PG as a possible source of hematuria in the pediatric population.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Division of Urology, Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa, Israel. Electronic address: f_zu'bi@rambam.health.gov.il.
authors.forename: Fadi
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Zu'bi
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Division of Urology, Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa, Israel.
authors.forename: Akram
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Assadi
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Division of Urology, Carmel Medical Center, Haifa, Israel.
authors.forename: Benjamin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Hardak
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Division of Pathology, Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa, Israel.
authors.forename: Yaniv
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zohar
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Division of Pathology, Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa, Israel.
authors.forename: Ina
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Naroditsky
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa, Israel.
authors.forename: Sobhi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Abadi
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Division of Urology, Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa, Israel.
authors.forename: Pinhas M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Livne
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D004724:Endoscopy; D017789:Granuloma, Pyogenic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D006417:Hematuria / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D018666:Ureteroscopy