Criteria for referral to public hospital specialist clinic services

• Solid or complex renal mass
• Renal parenchymal mass
• Angiomyolipoma
• Mucosal collecting system lesion
• Complex cystic lesion
• Large symptomatic renal cyst.

Information to be included in the referral

Information that must be provided:

• Urea and electrolytes
• Urinary tract ultrasound or CT intravenous pyelogram results.

Provide if available:

• Urine cytology results
• Full blood examination.

Additional comments

The Summary and referral information lists the information that should be included in a referral request.

Where appropriate and available the referral may be directed to an alternative specialist clinic or service.

Referral to a public hospital is not appropriate for

• Simple renal cysts.