The destruction of the lower urinary tract by ketamine abuse: A new syndrome?

BJU International

Volumn 102, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1616-1622

  Chu, Peggy Sau Kwan ^a   Ma, Wai Kit ^b   Wong, Simon Chun Wing ^a   Chu, Ringo Wing Hong ^a   Cheng, Cheung Hing ^a   Wong, Shun ^b   Tse, Johnny Man Li ^c   Lau, Fei Lung ^d   Yiu, Ming Kwong ^b   Man, Chi Wai ^a  

^a TUEN MUN HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^b PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^c UNITED CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^d Hong Kong Poison Information Centre   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Cystitis; Detrusor overactivity; Hydronephrosis; Ketamine

Indexed keywords

KETAMINE; OXYBUTYNIN; TOLTERODINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLADDER BIOPSY; BLADDER CAPACITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CYSTITIS; CYSTOMETRY; CYSTOSCOPY; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG OVERDOSE; FEMALE; HEMATURIA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LOWER URINARY TRACT SYMPTOM; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYELOGRAPHY; SYNDROME DELINEATION; URGE INCONTINENCE; URINARY FREQUENCY; URINARY URGENCY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CYSTOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; KETAMINE; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; SYNDROME; URINARY TRACT; UROLOGIC DISEASES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 53849124821     PISSN: 14644096     EISSN: 1464410X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-410X.2008.07920.x     Document Type: Article

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