We examined the relationship between microscopic hematuria and inferior vena cava (IVC) reflux. Transabdominal color Doppler ultrasonography of the IVC was performed in the supine position with the convex probe positioned perpendicular to the upper abdominal wall, and the extent of reflux into the IVC with each heart beat was examined near the diaphragm. A total of 171 patients were studied who...

Hemorrhagic cystitis is a disorder which causes bleeding from diffusely inflammatory bladder mucosa. Here we present a case of severe hemorrhagic cystitis caused by melphalan. A 70-year-old man with multiple myeloma was presented with suddenly commenced massive gross hematuria. During an attempt of transurethral coagulation of bladder mucosa, bladder perforation into peritoneal cavity was suspe...

Angiomyolipomas (AMLs) are hamartomatous lesions consisting of abnormal blood vessels, smooth muscle, and adipose tissue. Bilateral AMLs invariably point to a diagnosis of tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC). The risk of hemorrhage in AML is related to tumor size, growth of the tumor, hypervascularization, presence of aneurysms, and association with TSC. We report a case of a young male who presen...

Arterioureteral fistula (AUF) is a rare condition that may lead to lethal hematuria if not treated promptly. A 65-year-old female presented at our emergency department with massive hematuria and associated hypotension. She had a history of cervical cancer treated with radical hysterectomy followed by adjuvant chemotherapy and radiotherapy. Although computed tomography scan findings and renal an...

We report a case of macroscopic hematuria secondary to an aneurysm of the internal iliac artery. An 84-year-old male presented to our department with a 12-hour history of painless gross hematuria. Cystoscopy showed decreased expansion suggesting compression from outside the bladder. At the point of compression, increased vascularization was noted in the bladder mucosa without evidence of active...

This study is to investigate hematuria in pregnant patients caused by renal arteriovenous malformation and to evaluate the efficacy of superselective renal angiography and embolization used for treatment of renal arteriovenous malformation. Two cases of hematuria in pregnant patients caused by renal arteriovenous malformation were enrolled. Case 1 was a 28-year-old woman with repeatedly intermi...

subjected to pelvic radiation therapy was named as radiation recall syndrome induced by CBZ [3]. In previous case series, differential diagnosis of hematuria induced by disease progression was eliminated by TURB. In our patient, this adverse event was an unexpected reaction to CBZ. The mechanism of this reaction to CBZ is not known as yet. Seventeen percent hematuria of all grades was found in ...

OBJECTIVE The purpose was to determine the value of the standard laboratory and radiologic evaluation of microscopic hematuria in children, and to determine the prevalence of idiopathic hypercalciuria in those children referred for evaluation of unexplained microscopic hematuria. METHODS This was a retrospective study of 325 children referred from 1985 to 1994 for the evaluation of asymptomat...

BACKGROUND Women have disproportionately higher mortality rates relative to incidence for bladder cancer. Multiple etiologies have been proposed, including delayed diagnosis and treatment. Guidelines recommend ruling out malignancy in men and women presenting with hematuria. This study sought to determine the difference in timing from presentation with hematuria to diagnosis of bladder cancer i...