Percutaneous Nephroscopic Resection of Renal Pelvic Fibroepithelial Polyp

Abstract

Benign fibroepithelial polyps of the renal pelvis are extremely rare, and are frequently mistaken for transitional cell carcinoma. Diagnosis is usually made following nephrectomy or nephroureterectomy for an assumed malignancy of the renal pelvis. We report a 56-year-old female with a right renal pelvic fibroepithelial polyp successfully treated by percutaneous nephroscopic resection.

Lymphangioma of Pyeloureteral Junction: An Extremely Rare Case

“…Minimally invasive treatments such as percutaneous or retrograde ureteroscopy can be applied in cases of benign upper ureteric tumors [11]. …”

Benign Fibroepithelial Polyp of Renal Pelvis in a Patient with Familial Adenomatous Polyposis: A Successful Percutaneous Nephroscopic Management Strategy

“…A fibroepithelial polyp of the renal pelvis rarely causes obstruction of the upper urinary tract [1]. The average age of presentation with fibroepithelial polyps in adults is 40 with males predominantly affected [2].…”

“…The radiological differential diagnosis for fibroepithelial polyps of the renal pelvis includes blood clot, radiolucent calculi, and transitional cell carcinoma [1, 8]. The usual radiological appearance of a fibroepithelial polyp of the renal pelvis is a slender, filiform, and lucent defect within the pelvicalyceal system.…”