The diagnosis and management of benign fibrous ureteric polyps

Abstract

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.