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

BJU International

Volumn 102, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1178-1179

  Cottrell, Angela ^a   Warren, Kate ^a   Ayres, Rachel ^b   Weinstock, Pete ^b   Kumar, Vivek ^a   Gillatt, David ^a  

^a SOUTHMEAD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Bristol Drugs Project   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

KETAMINE;

ANALGESIC AGENT ABUSE; CYSTOSCOPY; DYSURIA; HEMATURIA; HEMORRHAGIC CYSTITIS; HUMAN; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URETHRA DISEASE; URINARY FREQUENCY; URINARY URGENCY;

HUMANS; KETAMINE; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; SYNDROME; URINARY TRACT;

EID: 53849141499     PISSN: 14644096     EISSN: 1464410X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-410X.2008.08146_2.x     Document Type: Letter

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