discussion this case has two unusual features. first, it is difficult for a foreign body to reach the urinary bladder in males. second, the presented case was left unattended for two whole weeks. introduction urinary bladder is the most common site for foreign body in the urinary tract. self insertion of a long object into the bladder is very difficult in males. we present a case of self-insert...

BACKGROUND The frequency of hematuria and proteinuria was assessed in terms of the existence of glomerular disorders. METHODS Fifty-five patients with asymptomatic microscopic hematuria, in whom no urological disorders were recognized, were used in this study. The frequency of hematuria and proteinuria was assessed by self-test of the first voided urine in the morning with urinary dipsticks f...

background: aspirin is the most widely used drug in medicine for cardiovascular and as recently for its role in cancer prevention. although the risk of bleeding events increased following regular use of aspirin, little is known about the association of aspirin and hematuria. the present study aimed to evaluate the association of regular aspirin use and microscopic hematuria in elderly. methods:...

isolated hematuria and its association with proteinuria, and urinary cast and systemic lupus erythematosus (sle) disease activity, and decision for renal biopsy is a dilemma for physician in sle patients. the aim of this study was to investigate 1. whether isolated hematuria is associated with active sle, 2. to determine duration between hematuria and proteinuria and urinary cast, and 3. to det...

hematuria in children. The incidence of gross hematuria in children is estimated to be 0.13%. In more than half of the cases (56%) this is due to an easily identifiable cause(1). Asymptomatic microscopic hematuria is tenfold as prevalent as gross hematuria. Most cases of microscopic hematuria in children are transient, and with repeated evaluations, the prevalence decreases to less than 0.5%(2,...