Upper Tract Imaging in Patients with Initial or Terminal Hematuria Suggestive of Bleeding from the Lower Urinary Tract: How Often is the Upper Urinary Tract Responsible for the Hematuria?
Objectives: Visible hematuria (VH) is a common urological complaint. A history of initial or terminal VH in men is indicative of a lower urinary tract (LUT) source. A careful clinical history could limit unnecessary extensive upper tract imaging in this group of patients with VH. We conducted a sing...
Main Authors: | Omar W.S. Al-Mula Abed, Shalom J. Srirangam, Guy D. Wemyss-Holden |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Oman Medical Specialty Board
2018-09-01
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Series: | Oman Medical Journal |
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Online Access: | http://omjournal.org/articleDetails.aspx?coType=1&aId=2156 |
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