Ureteric intestinal metaplasia in association with chronic recreational ketamine abuse

Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 64, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 551-552

  Hopcroft, S A ^a   Cottrell, A M ^a   Mason, K ^a   Abrams, P ^a   Oxley, Jon D ^a  

^a SOUTHMEAD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

KETAMINE;

ADULT; BLADDER DISEASE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG ABUSE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HYDRONEPHROSIS; ILEAL CONDUIT; INTESTINE METAPLASIA; KIDNEY FAILURE; LETTER; MALE; NEPHRECTOMY; NEPHROSTOMY; NEPHROURETERECTOMY; NEUROPATHIC BLADDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINA BIFIDA; SUPRAPUBIC CATHETER; URETER DISEASE; URETERIC INTESTINAL METAPLASIA; URINARY FREQUENCY; URINARY URGENCY;

ADULT; ANESTHETICS, DISSOCIATIVE; CYSTITIS; HUMANS; INTESTINES; KETAMINE; MALE; METAPLASIA; SPINA BIFIDA OCCULTA; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; URETER;

EID: 79956309515     PISSN: 00219746     EISSN: 14724146     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jcp.2010.087171     Document Type: Letter

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