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- Title
Destruction of the urinary tract by ketamine abuse: Hong Kong local experience.
- Authors
Peggy Sau-Kwan Chu; Wai-Kit Ma; Cheong Yu; Ming-Kwong Yiu; Chi-Wai Man
- Abstract
Aim: To report and analyze the disastrous effects of ketamine abuse on the urinary system seen in young Hong Kong patients. Methods: The hospital records of 80 ketamine abusers who attended the urology clinics of Princess Margaret Hospital and Tuen Mun Hospital were retrospectively reviewed. Their blood creatinine level, cystoscopic and urodynamic findings were analyzed. Results: Up to 30–50% of our patients had either contracted bladder with diminished bladder capacity (< 100 mL) or sonographic evidence of hydronephrosis Conclusion: Ketamine abuse can lead to structural damage of the entire urinary tract, but whether the damage is reversible after quitting ketamine abuse requires further studies.
- Subjects
KETAMINE; DRUG abuse; UROLOGY; CREATININE; URINARY organs; HYDRONEPHROSIS
- Publication
Surgical Practice, 2010, Vol 14, Issue 2, p44
- ISSN
1744-1625
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1744-1633.2010.00489.x