Potential surgical implications of unexplained hematuria in children.
Hematuria in children can be secondary to hypercalciuria and may occur well before a clinical stone episode. We report on 9 patients with initially unexplained hematuria who proved subsequently to exhibit stone formation secondary to hypercalciuria. The evaluation of otherwise unexplained hematuria in children should include calcium excretion studies. Long-term followup of patients with hematuria secondary to hypercalciuria is necessary because of the potential development of surgically significant stone disease.
D002118:Calcium / Q000652:urine*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006417:Hematuria / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D014545:Urinary Calculi / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery / Q000652:urine
D002118:Calcium