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  • Isolated ureteral malakopla...
    Cignoli, Daniele; Manica, Michele; Pellucchi, Federico; Licini, Lisa; Da Pozzo, Luigi F.; Roscigno, Marco

    Urology case reports, 03/2022, Volume: 41
    Journal Article

    Ureteral malakoplakia is a rare pathological entity. We report the case of a 54-years-old woman with a single ureteral malakoplakic lesion. Patient presented with history of recurrent urinary tract infections and asymptomatic dilatation of right pelvis. Radiological investigations showed a right lower ureteric filling defect without bladder or kidney involvement. A first uretero-renoscopy allowed an extirpative biopsy, with a histopathologic diagnosis of malakoplakia. Second-look uretero-renoscopy showed only a minute area of hyperemic mucosa that was biopsied and coagulated, showing a residual focus of malakoplakia. At 12-months, imaging and blood test demonstrated reduction of hydronephrosis, serum creatinine recovery and no recurrences.