Acute Gross Hematuria: Etiology and Management

    July 2019 in “ CRC Press eBooks ”
    Christopher A. Warlick
    TLDR Most cases of visible blood in urine resolve on their own, but severe cases may need treatment.
    Acute gross hematuria was typically self-limiting, but severe cases from the bladder sometimes required treatment. Invasive treatments were recommended only after simpler, less harmful methods failed. Finasteride proved effective for treating persistent hematuria linked to benign prostatic hyperplasia.
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