Nutcracker Syndrome (NCS) is the compression of the left renal vein between the aorta and superior mesenteric artery. NCS is a rare cause of haematuria in children and its treatment remains controversial. In this paper, we report the case of a 15-year old boy with macroscopic haematuria diagnosed as NCS using renal angiography. After two years of conservative management, endovascular stenting w...

Primary localised amyloidosis of the urethra is a rare entity with only 50 cases reported in literature. The deposition fibrillary proteins can lead to range symptoms. Importantly, clinical and cystoscopic features may mimic urethral malignancy (haematuria, voiding difficulties, palpable mass), so thorough investigation required order exclude malignancy, identify generalised which has poor prog...

Haematuria is a well-known complication of sickle cell disease. A South African coloured patient with repeated episodes of gross haematuria is described in whom the diagnosis of sickle cell disease was suggested after the finding of sickled erythrocytes in the urine sediment. The diagnosis was then confirmed by haemoglobin electrophoresis, which revealed sickle cell trait (Hb-AS). It is conclud...

Bladder rupture is a very morbid injury following blunt or penetrating lower abdominal trauma. Prompt diagnosis is crucial to initiate optimal treatment. Intraperitoneal bladder rupture is associated with haematuria and biochemical features of renal failure. Cystogram is diagnostic. Immediate open surgical repair is the main stay of treatment. A case of intraperitoneal rupture diagnosed preoper...

Haematuria is a common presentation of bladder cancer and requires a full urologic evaluation. This study aimed to develop a scoring system capable of stratifying patients with haematuria into high or low risk groups for having bladder cancer to help clinicians decide which patients need more urgent assessment. This cross- sectional study included all adult patients referred for haematuria and ...

In 1965 Bodian et al. reported observations on 46 children with recurrent haematuria investigated by renal biopsy. The cases were classified according to the type of onset of haematuria into one of three groups: (1) no definite illness (36 cases); (2) attack of anaphylactoid purpura (7 cases); and (3) acute glomerulonephritis (3 cases). The biopsy specimens were examined by orthodox histologica...

Now and again one is faced with the problem of a case ofhaematuria whose cause thorough investigation fails to determine. Many such cases are termed 'essential haematuria', and almost every volume of the Quarterly Cumulative Index Medicus gives one or more references to papers about this mysterious condition. Below is an account of a child who had frequent attacks of haematuria immediately foll...