Fungal bezoar and bladder rupture secondary to Candida tropicalis

Urology

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 439-441

  Comiter, Craig V ^a,b   Mcdonald, Michael ^a   Minton, Jane ^a   Yalla, Subbarao V ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b Department of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEZOAR; BLADDER RUPTURE; CANDIDA TROPICALIS; CANDIDIASIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CYSTITIS; FUNGUS CULTURE; HUMAN; MALE; OBSTRUCTIVE UROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029922226     PISSN: 00904295     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0090-4295(99)80470-1     Document Type: Article

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