title: [Primary care management of hematuria: is it obvious?].
abstract: Hematuria is frequent and its diagnostic array is wide, ranging from benign pathologies such as infections or stones to neoplasia, sometimes also including some nephropathies. Twenty per cent of patients presenting with macro-hematuria harbour a urologic tumor. This validates an in-depth evaluation, classicaly associating contrast studies and cystoscopy. The occurrence of hematuria in patients on anticoagulants and/or antithrombotics should never be overlooked, since post work-up etiologies are as significant as these outlined in patients not under such prescriptions. Microhematuria also requires a distinct work-up, especially when there are risk factors for a urothelial neoplasia.
authors.affiliation: Service d'urologie, HUG, 1211 Genève 14. Daniel.Benamran@hcuge.ch
authors.forename: Daniel A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Benamran
authors.affiliation: Service d'urologie, HUG, 1211 Genève 14.
authors.forename: Arachk
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: de Gorski
authors.affiliation: Service d'urologie, HUG, 1211 Genève 14.
authors.forename: Jalelle
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ben Hamida
authors.affiliation: Service d'urologie, HUG, 1211 Genève 14.
authors.forename: Christophe E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Iselin
mesh_terms: D006417:Hematuria / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D011320:Primary Health Care