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La importancia clínica de las microhematurías
JAMA
|January 12, 1979
Resumen
La evaluación de la microhematuria asintomática en 200 pacientes reveló lesiones urológicas significativas en el 20%, incluidos los cánceres genitourinarios. El examen urológico es crucial para los pacientes mayores de 40 años con esta afección.
Área de la Ciencia:
- Urología Urología Urología.
- Nefrología Nefrología.
Sus antecedentes:
- La microhematuria, la presencia de sangre en la orina que no es visible a simple vista, puede indicar condiciones subyacentes graves.
- La microhematuria asintomática, particularmente en adultos mayores, justifica una investigación exhaustiva para descartar una patología significativa.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Para determinar las causas (etiología) de la microhematuria asintomática.
- Para evaluar el rendimiento diagnóstico de exámenes urológicos completos en pacientes con microhematuria asintomática.
- Para evaluar los resultados a largo plazo de los pacientes con microhematuria asintomática.
Principales métodos:
- Revisión de 200 pacientes consecutivos con microhematuria asintomática.
- Examen urológico completo para todos los participantes.
- Seguimiento de dos años para evaluar los resultados e identificar diagnósticos olvidados.
Principales resultados:
- Se identificaron lesiones urológicas significativas en el 20% de los pacientes.
- Las neoplasias genitourinarias malignas se encontraron en el 13% de los pacientes con lesiones urológicas.
- No se encontró ninguna lesión urológica identificable en el 19% de los pacientes investigados.
- La mayoría de los pacientes tenían entre 50 y 59 años.
Conclusiones:
- Se justifica un examen urológico completo para los pacientes con microhematuria asintomática, especialmente aquellos mayores de 40 años.
- Las herramientas de diagnóstico actuales han mejorado la capacidad de diagnosticar las causas de la microhematuria.
- Una proporción significativa de pacientes con microhematuria asintomática tiene patología urológica subyacente, incluido el cáncer.
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