Vesical hirudiniasis: An unusual cause of bleeding from the urethra

Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 1731-1733

  Paul, Ashoke Kumar ^a   Islam, Nazrul ^b  

^a Centre for Nuclear Medicine and Ultrasound   (Bangladesh)

^b Sher e Bangla Medical College Hospital   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOOD; ORIFICES; WATER;

BLEEDING; URETHRA; VESICAL HIRUDINIASIS;

ULTRASONICS;

ADULT; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ARTICLE; BLADDER DISEASE; BURNING SENSATION; CASE REPORT; CYSTITIS; DEVICE; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LEECH; MALE; PAIN; PARASITISM; PROSTATE HYPERTROPHY; PROSTATECTOMY; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; URETHRAL BLEEDING; VESICAL HIRUDINIASIS;

EID: 28844453594     PISSN: 02784297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7863/jum.2005.24.12.1731     Document Type: Article

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