Hello doctors I need help. My father recently urinated blood, not microscopic but a gross hematuria. We admitted him in a tertiary hospital, and they ordered UTZ and stonogram, but the sad thing is they found nothing in the results, there was no stone seen, but still they give the impression of renal stone, due to manifestations indicative of stone. If the stone was too small that it couldnt be seen on imaging studies, how come my father still have gross hematuria. Is it possible that a stonogram and an UTZ cannot detect stone? Or they have wrong diagnosis. My father occasionally passed out clots in the urine.
Yes it is possible that the ultrasound/sonogram/sonogram could not pick up the stone that happens very commonly they should probably go for a MRI abdomen to confirm the diagnosis other causes of hematuria are-Infection of the urine stemming from the kidneys or bladder. Trauma affecting any of the components of the urinary tract or the prostateRenal (kidney) diseaseHematologic disorders involving the bodies clotting system. Medications that increase the risk of bleeding, such as aspirin, warfarin, or clopidogrelCancer anywhere along the urinary tract can present with hematuria. An MRI is useful because it will help rule out other causes as well best of luck