title: Diagnostic tests in urology: urine cytology.
abstract: What's known on the subject? and What does the study add? Urine cytology is frequently used by urologists to evaluate patients with microscopic or gross haematuria. The results of urine cytology can be used as impetus to perform or triage further diagnostic studies, e.g. cystoscopy. The impact of urine cytology results on patient care warrants clarifying. This evidence-based medicine article explores how positive or negative urine cytology will impact the probability that a patient has urothelial carcinoma of the bladder before cystoscopy.
authors.affiliation: Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
authors.forename: Luke T
authors.initials: LT
authors.lastname: Lavallée
authors.forename: Dean
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Fergusson
authors.forename: Philipp
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Dahm
authors.forename: Charles D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Scales
authors.forename: Kelsey
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Witiuk
authors.forename: Rodney H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Breau
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002295:Carcinoma, Transitional Cell / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000652:urine; D003558:Cystoscopy; D003581:Cytodiagnosis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006417:Hematuria / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000652:urine; D006801:Humans; D016482:Urinalysis / Q000379:methods; D001749:Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000652:urine