Keratinized squamous metaplasia of the upper urinary tract resulting in recurrent renal colic.
Ghali F, Pattison E, Pais V. Keratinized squamous metaplasia of the upper urinary tract resulting in recurrent renal colic. Clinical Nephrology 2015, 84: 251-3. PMID: 26249552, DOI: 10.5414/cn108581.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUpper urinary tractRenal colicRecurrent renal colicUrinary tractSquamous metaplasiaChronic irritationSevere renal colicSquamous cell cancerConservative managementIrritative symptomsCell cancerRenal pelvisPremalignant lesionsStone diseaseKeratin debrisColicSymptomsTractRare phenomenonMetaplasiaIrritationExtensive historyNephrectomyPatientsUreter