A Rare Condition: The Ureteritis Cystica

Kýlýç, S; Sy, Sargin; Güneş, Ali; İpek, Deniz; Baydinç, Can; Mt, Altinok

doi:10.1100/tsw.2004.65

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“…Small filling defects and a bead-like appearance with regular surfaces in the ureter and renal pelvis are the typical findings demonstrated in intravenous or retrograde pyelogram. Magnetic resonance urography can provide high-resolution coronal images of the entire urinary tract without using contrast agents and ionizing radiation [ 5 ].…”

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Ureteritis Cystica: An Unusual Presentation in an Otherwise Healthy Female

Parekh

Iguidbashian

Andukuri

2018

Cureus

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A 23-year-old, previously healthy female presented with lower abdominal pain and mildly elevated creatinine one month following a right ureter stent for non-specific ureteral thickening causing obstruction. On admission, computed tomography (CT) revealed moderate hydronephrosis of the left kidney that would require stent placement as well. During stent placement, it was noted that the gross appearance of the ureters resembled ureteritis cystica. Biopsies were taken and showed signs of chronic inflammatory changes consistent with this diagnosis. Interestingly, this patient had no obvious medical history suggesting a cause for this process. She had been otherwise healthy with no recurrent episodes of urinary tract infection, nephrolithiasis, or sexually transmitted infection. The patient was discharged symptom-free following stent placement and will follow with urology for future stent replacements and clinical monitoring.

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