Glickman Urological Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Fibroepithelial polyps represent the most common benign ureteral neoplasms. They are an infrequent cause of urinary tract obstruction and patients can present with ipsilateral flank pain with or without hematuria. We report a case of bilateral fibroepithelial polyps causing ureteropelvic junction obstruction in a child.

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Romesburg JW, Stein RJ, Desai MM, Lagwinski N, Ross JH   Are you the author?

Reference:
Urology. 2008 Jul 23
doi:10.1016/j.urology.2008.04.040

PubMed Abstract
PMID: 18656248

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