Ureteritis cystica: A rare benign lesion

Autor: F. Ibrahim
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2014
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Zdroj: African Journal of Urology, Vol 20, Iss 3, Pp 141-142 (2014)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1110-5704
DOI: 10.1016/j.afju.2014.03.034
Popis: Ureteritis cystica is an uncommon benign pathology of the ureter. The etiology is unclear but the diagnosis has become much easier to make with the routine use of ureteroscopy for diagnosis of ureteric lesions. We present a case of a 63 year old Sudanese woman with a history of repeated attacks of right loin pain in whom magnetic resonance urography (MRU) showed multiple filling defects in the right ureter. These were initially thought to be malignant urothelial lesions. Ureteroscopy revealed cystic smooth walled masses which discharged tiny turbid fluid on biopsy. An intraoperative diagnosis of ureteritis cystica was confirmed. The patient was managed conservatively.
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