Open AccessA Review on Hematuria in Children
Author(s) -
Sarel Halachmi,
David Kakiashvili,
Shimon Meretyk
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
the scientific world journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.453
H-Index - 93
eISSN - 2356-6140
pISSN - 1537-744X
DOI - 10.1100/tsw.2006.59
Subject(s) - asymptomatic , medicine , differential diagnosis , modalities , gross hematuria , treatment modality , pediatrics , radiology , surgery , pathology , social science , sociology
Asymptomatic hematuria is very common in pediatric and adolescent patients. In contrast to painless hematuria in adults, the differential diagnosis and investigative modalities in the pediatric population is vastly different. This article presents the major diseases that may cause hematuria in children and suggests an evaluation algorithm for the pediatric urologist.
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