Current issues in ketamine uropathy

A Review of the Literature on Ketamine-Abuse-Uropathy

Background: From 2007 onwards reports of ketamine abuse uropathy have been reported from time to time in the medical literature but most medical practitioners and the public are not aware of the presentation, pathophysiology, investigation and management of this new entity Aims: To review the literature on ketamine-abuse uropathy. To summarise the investigation and management of the disease. Li...

The Risk of Upper Urinary Tract Involvement in Patients With Ketamine-Associated Uropathy

PURPOSE The aims of this study were to investigate the prevalence of upper tract involvement in ketamine-associated uropathy, and to determine the predictors of hydronephrosis in patients with a history of ketamine abuse. METHODS This was a cross-sectional study of a prospective cohort of patients with ketamine-associated uropathy. Data including demographics, pattern of ketamine abuse, pelvi...

Ketamine use in current clinical practice

Ketamine-Induced Uropathy: A New Clinical Entity Causing Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms.

OBJECTIVES Ketamine abuse can damage the urinary tract and cause lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS). This report presents our observations and management on urinary tract damage caused by ketamine abuse. METHODS From November 2006 to February 2009, 20 patients visited Taipei Veterans General Hospital due to ketamine-related lower urinary tract symptoms. We analyzed the clinical presentations...

Current Issues in Cancer

In the narrowest sense radiotherapy is a treatment almost exclusively used in managing cancer and based on the use of ionising radiation. In practice, however, the scope of the subject is broad (box 1) as management decisions relating to cancer must be made in the context of a thorough appraisal of the tumour and patient. Tumours are characterised by histogenesis and morphology, and, increasing...