Hematuria Following Rapid Bladder Decompression

Intractable hematuria secondary to systemic amyloidosis with bladder involvement.

OBJECTIVE To present the therapeutic management of intractable hematuria secondary to systemic amyloidosis with bladder involvement. METHODS We describe the clinical case, the medical management, the endo-urological technique used, and the results supported by relevant published literature. RESULTS A 50-year-old woman with a 20-year history of rheumatoid arthritis in chronic treatment with ...

Therapeutic options for intractable hematuria in advanced bladder cancer.

Intractable hematuria is a common and severe complication in patients with inoperable bladder carcinoma. The aim was to provide an overview of therapeutic options for such cases, and analyze their effectiveness and risk profile, so a systematic literature search of peer-reviewed papers published up to September 2012 was carried out. Various options are available to treat hematuria in patients w...

Comparison of bladder ultrasonographic and rigid cystoscopic findings in patients with hematuria

Background: Bladder cancer ranks ninth in world-wide cancer incidence and is 2.5-4 times more common in men, and painless gross hematuria is its typical clinical symptom. Cystoscopy is used to evaluate the cause of hematuria in bladder while the use and reliability of ultrasonography is questionable for this purpose. Therefore, the aim of this study was to compare abdominal ultrasonography and ...

vesical amyloidosis masquerading as bladder cancer with hematuria

Decompression sickness following repeated breath-hold dives.