title: An unusual cause of haematuria.
abstract: We report an unusual cause of haematuria in a young male patient due to leech in urinary bladder. The patient presented with undiagnosed haematuria of 12 days duration. Sonography is a safe and noninvasive procedure for diagnosis. Most of the leeches are micturated out spontaneously.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Calcutta National Medical College & Hospital, Kolkata, India.
authors.forename: Madhumita
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mukhopadhyay
authors.forename: Anil Kumar
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Saha
authors.forename: Amitava
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sarkar
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mukherjee
keywords: Haematuria; Leech; Urinary bladder