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An unusual cause of haematuria

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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.

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  1. Department of Surgery, Calcutta National Medical College & Hospital, Kolkata, India

    Madhumita Mukhopadhyay, Anil Kumar Saha, Amitava Sarkar & S. Mukherjee

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Mukhopadhyay, M., Saha, A.K., Sarkar, A. et al. An unusual cause of haematuria. Indian J Surg 71, 156–158 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12262-009-0042-3

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