The diagnostic utility of cystoscopy in assessing patients with persistent microscopic abnormalities of urinalysis

Abstract

Microscopic abnormalities are common findings on routine urinalysis performed for various clinical reasons. As a small proportion of these may indicate an underlying malignancy, a large number of patients with these abnormalities are referred for further investigations, which includes a cystoscopy. We aim to investigate the diagnostic utility of cystoscopy in detecting malignancy in this group of patients.