Open AccessA Giant Urethral Calculus
Author(s) -
Ghanshyam Sigdel,
Aman Agarwal,
Belokar Wasant Keshaw
Publication year - 1970
Publication title -
journal of nepal medical association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.176
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 1815-672X
pISSN - 0028-2715
DOI - 10.31729/jnma.2720
Subject(s) - medicine , cystoscope , calculus (dental) , urethra , urination , urethral diverticulum , diverticulum (mollusc) , urinary system , urethral diseases , surgery , urethral stricture , urology , anatomy , dentistry
Urethral calculi are rare forms of urolithiasis. Majority of the calculi are migratory from urinary bladder or upper urinary tract. Primary urethral calculi usually occur in presence of urethral stricture or diverticulum. In this article we report a case of a giant posterior urethral calculus measuring 7x3x2 cm in a 47 years old male. Patient presented with acute retention of urine which was preceded by burning micturition and dribbling of urine for one week. The calculus was pushed in to the bladder through the cystoscope and was removed by suprapubic cystolithotomy.
Keywords: giant urethral calculus; posterior urethra.