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 patientsCystoscopy