Ureteral fibroepithelial polyp causing urinary obstruction

Authors

  • Melissa L Shive
  • Laurence Baskin
  • Catherine Harris
  • Michael Bonham
  • John D MacKenzie

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3941/jrcr.v6i7.1076

Keywords:

pediatric, fibroepithelial polyp, ureteral polyp, ureteropelvic junction obstruction

Abstract

Ureteral polyps are rare causes of ureteropelvic junction (UPJ) obstruction, particularly in children.  We report a nine year-old boy with UPJ obstruction initially suggestive of an obstructive urinary stone.  CT showed intraureteral calcification at the UPJ and hydronephrosis. A retrograde pyelogram showed narrowing at the UPJ and partial obstruction that was found to be a ureteral polyp. This case illustrates a rare cause of UPJ obstruction that should be considered when the imaging findings and presentation are atypical for more common etiologies of ureteral obstruction.

Author Biographies

Melissa L Shive

UCSF School of Medicine

513 Parnassus Ave, Room S-245, Box 0454
San Francisco, CA 94143-0454

Laurence Baskin

Chief of Pediatric Urology

 

UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital

Department of Pediatric Urology
400 Parnassus Avenue, Suite A-610
San Francisco, CA 94143-0330

 

Catherine Harris

UCSF Medical Center

Department of Urology

400 Parnassus Avenue, Suite A-610
San Francisco, CA 94143-0330

Michael Bonham

UCSF Medical Center

Department of Pathology

John D MacKenzie

Chief of Pediatric Radiology

UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital

Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging

505 Parnassus Avenue

San Francisco, CA 94143-0628

Published

2012-06-23

Issue

Section

Genitourinary Radiology