title: Lower urinary tract destruction due to ketamine: a report of 4 cases and review of literature.
abstract: Four young ketamine abusers with lower urinary tract symptoms presented to regional hospitals in Shenzhen, China. Investigations demonstrated contracted bladders and other urinary tract abnormalities. There have been few reports of similar findings in ketamine abusers in the Chinese mainland. We followed up each patient for 1.5 years and their individual treatment strategies are also discussed.
authors: Shenzhen Second People's Hospital, the First Affiliated Hospital of Shenzhen University, Guangdong, China. doctor_wusong@126.com
authors: Song
authors: S
authors: Wu
authors: Yongqin
authors: Y
authors: Lai
authors: Yingying
authors: Y
authors: He
authors: Xianxin
authors: X
authors: Li
authors: Zhichen
authors: Z
authors: Guan
authors: Zhiming
authors: Z
authors: Cai
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000778:Anesthetics, Dissociative / Q000633:toxicity*; D002681:China; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007649:Ketamine / Q000633:toxicity*; D008297:Male; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000150:complications* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D001743:Urinary Bladder / Q000187:drug effects; D014563:Urodynamics / Q000187:drug effects; D014567:Urography / Q000187:drug effects; D014570:Urologic Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000175:diagnosis; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D000778:Anesthetics, Dissociative; D007649:Ketamine