Asymptomatic microscopic hematuria is an unreliable predictor of urothelial or renal malignancy, according to a Kaiser Permanente study of 2630 patients. The study was published online January 9, 2013 ...

Routine urinalysis for screening of genitourinary cancer isn't recommended by any major health group but patients who undergo urinalysis for a variety of other reasons are often found to have ...

The 2012 AUA guidelines promoted increased referrals of patients with microscopic hematuria; however, many of these patients have few risk factors and are likely to have benign disease. Patients ...

March 19, 2003 -- Patients with microscopic hematuria may benefit from having multiphasic helical computed tomography (CT), according to the results of a study published in the March issue of Urology.

Ronald K. Loo, MD Urologist Ronald K. Loo, MD, of Southern California Permanente Medical Group and colleagues created and validated a Hematuria Risk Index. After finding that American Urological ...

Men and women with persistent microscopic hematuria are at an increased risk for the development of chronic kidney disease, according to data published in the American Journal of Kidney Diseases.

What constitutes a diagnosis of microscopic hematuria? If hematuria is discovered, what is the diagnostic workup? Read on to find out. Microscopic hematuria is a baffling condition frequently ...

MICROSCOPIC hematuria of renal origin associated with repeated episodes of gross hematuria is often considered to indicate the continued activity of chronic progressive glomerulonephritis. Several ...

Abdominal injuries have high associated mortality, making early diagnosis and timely treatment essential. Traditionally, radiographic investigation for bladder injury has followed detection of ...

Blunt injury to the bladder is associated with a mortality rate of 22%, and therefore appropriate evaluation of the injury is crucial. The question of which patients should receive genitourinary ...

"Medical Journeys" is a set of clinical resources reviewed by physicians, meant for the medical team as well as the patients they serve. Each episode of this journey through a disease state contains ...

Detecting red blood cells in the urine of asymptomatic patients who don't see blood when they urinate (asymptomatic microscopic hematuria) is common but it can signal cancer in the genitourinary ...