The Diagnosis and Management of Benign Fibrous Ureteric Polyps

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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 hematuria, or 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. Management should probably be conservative local excision and not nephroureterectomy, as previously practiced.