An unusual complication following uroflowmetry: Water intoxication resulting in hyponatremia and seizure

Urologia Internationalis

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 129-130

  Issa, Muta M ^a,b,c   Pruthi, Raj S ^a,b,c   Vial, Conrad ^a,b,c   McNamara, Diane E ^a,b,c   Terris, Martha K ^a,b,c  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VA PALO ALTO HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bladder outlet obstruction; BPH; Hyponatremia; Uroflow; Uroflowmetry; Water intoxication

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FLUID INTAKE; HUMAN; HYPONATREMIA; MALE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEIZURE; SYMPTOM; UROFLOWMETRY; WATER INTOXICATION;

EID: 0030780079     PISSN: 00421138     EISSN: 14230399     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000283046     Document Type: Article

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