Open AccessEvaluation for cause of hematuria: Cracking the mystery
Author(s) -
Aditi Sharma,
Suprita Kalra,
Somali Pattanayak
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
ip international journal of medical paediatrics and oncology/ip international journal of medical paediatrics and oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2581-4702
pISSN - 2581-4699
DOI - 10.18231/j.ijmpo.2021.022
Subject(s) - gross hematuria , abnormality , medicine , microscopic hematuria , asymptomatic , gross examination , autopsy , radiology , surgery , pathology , kidney , proteinuria , psychiatry
Gross hematuria, besides being a serious renal disorder, is quite worrisome for the patients. It merits evaluationto determine the underlying cause and initiate timely management in order to prevent long term complications as well as permanent renal damage in some cases. Anatomical abnormalities causing gross hematuria are rare and often asymptomatic, hence not diagnosed routinely. Here we present two cases of gross hematuria with underlying anatomical abnormality known as the Nut Cracker Syndrome (NCS).