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. 1995 Oct;154(4):1300-1.

Should renal ultrasound be performed in the patient with microscopic hematuria and a normal excretory urogram?

J A Mokulis  1 , W F Arndt, J R Downey, R L Caballero, I M Thompson
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  • PMID: 7658523

Should renal ultrasound be performed in the patient with microscopic hematuria and a normal excretory urogram?

J A Mokulis et al. J Urol. 1995 Oct.

Abstract

Purpose: We determine what additional information would be detected by renal ultrasonography that was not identified by a normal excretory urogram (IVP) performed for the evaluation of microscopic hematuria.

Materials and methods: A retrospective review was done of 101 patients with microscopic hematuria and a normal IVP who underwent renal ultrasonography.

Results: Of the 101 patients with microscopic hematuria and a normal IVP, renal ultrasonography was abnormal in 20%. All findings were ultimately proved to be of no clinical significance, although 6 of 21 patients required a total of 10 additional studies, including 9 computerized tomography scans and 1 renal arteriogram.

Conclusions: These data demonstrate that renal ultrasonography is unnecessary in a patient with microscopic hematuria and a normal IVP.

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