Mikroskopisk hematuri - ingen varningsklocka för cancer i urinvägar. Dags att skrota detta undermåliga prov
Engelsk titel: Microscopic hematuria - no warning signal for cancer of the urinary tract. Time to scrap this substandard test
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Författare:
Holmäng, Sten
Email: sten.holmang@telia.com
Språk: Swe
Antal referenser: 21
Dokumenttyp:
Översikt
UI-nummer: 16057395
Sammanfattning
Microscopic hematuria is seen in 1-10% of adults and is equally common among asymptomatic patients with or without
urologic disease. Thus, it is a poor laboratory test. With increasing age most men and women get symptoms from the urinary
tract like urgency, frequency, nocturia and incontinence. Doctors should avoid to examine whether a patient has microscopic
hematuria. Instead, focus should be on patients with visible hematuria or severe progressive symptoms, who should be
examined with CT urography and cystoscopy as soon as possible.