Ke. Eldin et al., THE PREDICTIVE VALUE OF MICROSCOPIC HEMATURIA IN PATIENTS WITH LOWER URINARY-TRACT SYMPTOMS AND BENIGN PROSTATIC HYPERPLASIA, European urology, 30(4), 1996, pp. 409-413
Objectives: To determine the additional value of the presence of micro
scopic haematuria in patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH).
Methods: In 750 consecutive patients with BPH urinalysis was performe
d and the grade of microhaematuria was correlated with other clinical
findings. Results: Microscopic haematuria was found in one third of th
e patients. Only 3 had a bladder tumour and 49 patients had urinary ca
lculi for which only one patient required treatment. There was no corr
elation between any clinical parameter and the finding of microscopic
haematuria. Conclusion: Microscopic haematuria is a frequent finding i
n assessment of BPH patients and additional tests should only be perfo
rmed if indicated.