# Bladder polyp

- Category: chronic
- Review status: reviewed (every claim checked against a document named on this page)
- Sources: Bladder Cancer - StatPearls - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK536923/ · ICPC-3 (WONCA International Classification of Primary Care, 3rd edition) class UD28.00 - condition scope only, no dose · No dose - referral pathway, no medicine given in primary care
- Verified date: 2026-08

## Verified against

- No dose - referral pathway, no medicine given in primary care

## Treatment metadata

- No drug therapy in primary care (Referral & Advice)

## Complete treatment card

```text
BLADDER POLYP
Sources: Bladder Cancer - StatPearls - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK536923/ · ICPC-3 (WONCA
         International Classification of Primary Care, 3rd edition) class UD28.00 - condition scope
         only, no dose · No dose - referral pathway, no medicine given in primary care
Review status: REVIEWED against the source listed above  (2026-08)

1. NO DRUG THERAPY IN PRIMARY CARE (REFERRAL & ADVICE)    [1st line]
   Adult    Bladder polyps found on imaging or cystoscopy need urology referral to exclude
            malignancy, particularly relevant in Egypt given schistosomiasis-related bladder
            pathology. - Refer, with advice
   Peds     Children follow the same pathway: recognise and refer. No primary-care medicine is
            implied.
   Source   No dose - referral pathway, no medicine given in primary care
   Why      Bladder polyps found on imaging or cystoscopy need urology referral to exclude
            malignancy, particularly relevant in Egypt given schistosomiasis-related bladder
            pathology.
   Caution  RED FLAG - Recurrent urinary tract infections or urinary retention: assess urgently and
            refer.
            RED FLAG - Visible hematuria: assess urgently and refer.
            Blood in the urine or growth on follow-up imaging raises concern for malignant
            transformation and needs urgent referral.
            No medicine is prescribed for this in primary care - this entry is for recognition and
            referral. Anything given is decided by the service it is referred to.

Prices are indicative (dataset snapshot 2026-06); verify with the pharmacy.
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