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Haematuria: a long-term problem after prostatectomy
V H Nargund1, J G Noble, D Cranston
1Department of Urology, Oxford Radcliffe Hospital NHS Trust and University of Oxford, The Churchill, Oxford, UK. vhnar@lineone.net
Objective:
The causes of 'late' haematuria (2 years or more) following endoscopic and open prostatectomy were studied.
Methods:
Between 1994 and 1996, more than 400 patients were evaluated for haematuria. Ninety patients with post-prostatectomy haematuria were investigated with upper tract imaging and cystoscopic examination. Amongst these 90 patients, 30 presented with haematuria within 2 years of surgery. These patients were excluded from the study as they had normal investigations.
Results:
Of these 60 patients, 24 (43%) had demonstrable causes of haematuria in their urinary tract. Six of them had urinary tract malignancy.
Conclusions:
There is a substantial likelihood of finding a cause for haematuria in patients who had prostatectomy even though they had full-scale urological investigations before. There is a need, therefore, to carry out necessary screening investigations in such patients.