'Street ketamine'-associated bladder dysfunction: a report of ten cases.
Ten young ketamine abusers presented with lower urinary tract symptoms to two regional hospitals in Hong Kong. Investigations demonstrated contracted bladders and other urinary tract abnormalities. These types of findings have never been reported before in ketamine abusers. The possible aetiology is also discussed.
Chu
Petty S K
PS
Department of Surgery, Tuen Mun Hospital, Hong Kong. peggychului@gmail.com
Kwok
S C
SC
Lam
K M
KM
Chu
T Y
TY
Chan
Steve W H
SW
Man
C W
CW
Ma
W K
WK
Chui
K L
KL
Yiu
M K
MK
Chan
Y C
YC
Tse
M L
ML
Lau
F L
FL
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007649:Ketamine / Q000506:poisoning*; D008297:Male; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000150:complications*; D001750:Urinary Bladder, Neurogenic / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000175:diagnosis
D007649:Ketamine