Fibroepithelial polyps of the ureter are rare non-epithelial benign tumours with a slight female predominance. They are primarily located in the upper left ureter, incidentally diagnosed in patients who are evaluated for gross haematuria or renal colic. Fibroepithelial polyps are traditionally managed by open surgery with resection of the polyp and its stalk or partial resection of the ureter.
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August 2018
Crossed renal ectopia with fusion is an extremely rare congenital anomaly with few reported cases of pelviureteric junction obstruction, which often involves the crossed-over kidney. To our knowledge, we describe the second case in literature to report an uncrossed kidney with pelviureteric junction obstruction and giant hydronephrosis, which obstructs the pelviureteric junction of the crossed-over kidney. The grossly hydronephrotic kidney was found to be poorly functioning and an aberrant crossing vessel was considered to be potentially involved, raising both diagnostic and management challenges.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFRetrovesical cysts are very rare, with more reported cases being hydatid or seminal cyst. To our knowledge, no case of pelvic kidney revealed as cystic mass of the retrovesical space has been reported. We provide images of a direct retrovesical kidney in a 24-year-old patient who presented with lower urinary tract symptoms.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction. Retrocaval ureter is a rare congenital anomaly. Open surgery was the classic treatment for this condition.
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