Can Renal and Bladder Ultrasound Replace Computerized Tomography Urogram in Patients Investigated for Microscopic Hematuria?
Tan W, Sarpong R, Khetrapal P, Rodney S, Mostafid H, Cresswell J, Hicks J, Rane A, Henderson A, Watson D, Cherian J, Williams N, Brew-Graves C, Feber A, Kelly J, Collaborators D. Can Renal and Bladder Ultrasound Replace Computerized Tomography Urogram in Patients Investigated for Microscopic Hematuria? Journal Of Urology 2018, 200: 973-980. PMID: 29702097, PMCID: PMC6179963, DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2018.04.065.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUpper tract urothelial cancerComputerized tomography urogramBladder ultrasoundIncidence of bladderUrinary tract cancerMicroscopic hematuriaUrothelial cancerBladder cancerIncidence of upper tract urothelial cancerIncidence of urinary tract cancerRenal calculiPredictive valueUpper tract imagingDetecting bladder cancerNegative predictive valueDetect renal cancerDiagnosed bladder cancerPositive predictive valueSuspected renal calculiHematuria casesMacroscopic hematuriaRenal cancerHematuriaInvestigated patientsCystoscopyWho Should Be Investigated for Haematuria? Results of a Contemporary Prospective Observational Study of 3556 Patients
Tan W, Feber A, Sarpong R, Khetrapal P, Rodney S, Jalil R, Mostafid H, Cresswell J, Hicks J, Rane A, Henderson A, Watson D, Cherian J, Williams N, Brew-Graves C, Kelly J, collaborators O. Who Should Be Investigated for Haematuria? Results of a Contemporary Prospective Observational Study of 3556 Patients. European Urology 2018, 74: 10-14. PMID: 29653885, DOI: 10.1016/j.eururo.2018.03.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUrinary tract cancerIncidence of urinary tract cancerInvestigation of haematuriaRisk of urinary tract cancerClinically significant cancerDiagnosis of urinary tract cancerHigh-risk cancerProspective observational studyIncidence of cancerSignificant cancerAge thresholdBladder cancerSmoking historyVisible bloodOlder patientsHaematuriaMale genderConsensus recommendationsPatientsObservational studyCancerPatient preferencesCancer diagnosisLack of consensusAge