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 ...

August 23, 2011 — Persistent microscopic hematuria in adolescents and young adults is linked to higher long-term risk for end-stage renal disease (ESRD), according to the results of a retrospective, ...

Seeing blood in your urine, even a slight pink tinge, warrants immediate medical attention. While often linked to minor ...

The presence of microscopic levels of blood in the urine is unreliable as an indicator for renal or bladder cancer, report researchers. "An extremely small proportion of patients with microscopic ...

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 ...

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 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Men and women with persistent microscopic hematuria are at an increased risk for the development of chronic ...

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

New Hematuria Risk Index IDs Patients at Low Cancer Risk A Hematuria Risk Index could identify cancer risk among patients with asymptomatic microscopic hematuria. (HealthDay News) – A Hematuria Risk ...

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 ...

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 ...