Hematuria surgery

Surgery is not the first-line treatment option for patients with hematuria. Surgery is usually reserved for patients with either urolithiasis, benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), prostate cancer, or ureteroarterial fistulae.

• Surgery is not the first-line treatment option for patients with hematuria. Surgery is usually reserved for patients with either:^[1]
  • Urolithiasis, especially in patients with a solitary kidney, bilateral urolithiasis with obstruction, infection, kidney dysfunction, abnormal ureteral anatomy, hemodynamic instability, or stones that are unlikely to pass spontaneously
  • Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), if resistant to medical therapy
  • Prostate cancer
  • Ureteroarterial fistulae

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