Ketamine-associated urinary tract pathology: The tip of the iceberg for urologists?

British Journal of Medical and Surgical Urology

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 136-138

  Cottrell, Angela M ^a   Gillatt, David A ^a  

^a SOUTHMEAD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cystectomy; Hydronephrosis; Ketamine; Recreational drug use; Ulcerative cystitis

Indexed keywords

KETAMINE; OPIATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLADDER BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; CYSTALGIA; CYSTECTOMY; CYSTOSCOPY; HEMATURIA; HEMORRHAGIC CYSTITIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KIDNEY FUNCTION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; URINARY TRACT DISEASE; URINE CULTURE; URINE CYTOLOGY; URINE INCONTINENCE; UROLOGY;

EID: 56349088846     PISSN: 18759742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjmsu.2008.08.005     Document Type: Article

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