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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Venkata Sivakrishna Kumar Pulivarthi M.B.B.S [2]

## Overview

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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

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* 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

## References

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1. ↑ Avellino GJ, Bose S, Wang DS (June 2016). "Diagnosis and Management of Hematuria". Surg Clin North Am. 96 (3): 503–15. doi:10.1016/j.suc.2016.02.007. PMID 27261791.

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