Hematuria
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Author:
Mikael Häggström [notes 1]
For patients with flank pain and hematuria, see Kidney stone disease. The rest of this article refers to hematuria without flank pain.
Planning
Indication for CT urography in hematuria
Most patients with macroscopic hematuria, especially when over 50 years, should undergo both cystoscopy and CT urography.[1]
Microscopic hematuria indicates further workup with cystoscopy and/or CT urography if there are significant underlying risk factors, mainly:[1]
- Male sex
- Age, especially being older than 60 years
- Smoking
- Pelvic radiation
Notes
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