Urethral stone of unexpected size: case report and short literature review

Urolithiasis is a well-known disease. Stones can form in all parts of the urinary tract. Diagnosis and treatment usually do not create clinical problems. However from time to time in daily practice doctors are confronted with casuistic cases. Here, we report a 54-year-old man with a large stone loca...

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Main Authors: Kaczmarek Krystian, Gołąb Adam, Soczawa Michał, Słojewski Marcin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: De Gruyter 2016-01-01
Series:Open Medicine
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spelling doaj-3eea0979dcef4c03b7f6c3982990b49e2021-10-02T01:04:19ZengDe GruyterOpen Medicine2391-54632016-01-0111171010.1515/med-2016-0002med-2016-0002Urethral stone of unexpected size: case report and short literature reviewKaczmarek Krystian0Gołąb Adam1Soczawa Michał2Słojewski Marcin3Pomeranian Medical University, Szczecin, PolandDepartment of Urology and Urological Oncology, Pomeranian Medical University, Szczecin, PolandDepartment of Urology and Urological Oncology, Pomeranian Medical University, Szczecin, PolandDepartment of Urology and Urological Oncology, Pomeranian Medical University, Szczecin, PolandUrolithiasis is a well-known disease. Stones can form in all parts of the urinary tract. Diagnosis and treatment usually do not create clinical problems. However from time to time in daily practice doctors are confronted with casuistic cases. Here, we report a 54-year-old man with a large stone localized to the urethra. Because of the size of the stone, confirmed on radiography, and the presence of a cutaneous fistula, open surgery was performed. Due to urethral stricture, the patient required a second stage of reconstructive surgery. This case emphasizes that unusual presentation of urolithiasis may occur, and different surgical approaches as well as other surgical manipulations in such cases must be considered.http://www.degruyter.com/view/j/med.2016.11.issue-1/med-2016-0002/med-2016-0002.xml?format=INTcalculidiverticulumurethraurolithiasis
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author Kaczmarek Krystian
Gołąb Adam
Soczawa Michał
Słojewski Marcin
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Gołąb Adam
Soczawa Michał
Słojewski Marcin
Urethral stone of unexpected size: case report and short literature review
Open Medicine
calculi
diverticulum
urethra
urolithiasis
author_facet Kaczmarek Krystian
Gołąb Adam
Soczawa Michał
Słojewski Marcin
author_sort Kaczmarek Krystian
title Urethral stone of unexpected size: case report and short literature review
title_short Urethral stone of unexpected size: case report and short literature review
title_full Urethral stone of unexpected size: case report and short literature review
title_fullStr Urethral stone of unexpected size: case report and short literature review
title_full_unstemmed Urethral stone of unexpected size: case report and short literature review
title_sort urethral stone of unexpected size: case report and short literature review
publisher De Gruyter
series Open Medicine
issn 2391-5463
publishDate 2016-01-01
description Urolithiasis is a well-known disease. Stones can form in all parts of the urinary tract. Diagnosis and treatment usually do not create clinical problems. However from time to time in daily practice doctors are confronted with casuistic cases. Here, we report a 54-year-old man with a large stone localized to the urethra. Because of the size of the stone, confirmed on radiography, and the presence of a cutaneous fistula, open surgery was performed. Due to urethral stricture, the patient required a second stage of reconstructive surgery. This case emphasizes that unusual presentation of urolithiasis may occur, and different surgical approaches as well as other surgical manipulations in such cases must be considered.
topic calculi
diverticulum
urethra
urolithiasis
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