[An unusual lithiasic nidus. Review of bladder lithogenesis caused by foreign bodies]

Arch Esp Urol. 1991 Dec;44(10):1159-64.
[Article in Spanish]

Abstract

We report on an 88-year-old male patient with a bladder stone that had been incidentally detected and found to contain a foreign body, which was shown to be a urethral dilator on microscopic and chemical analyses. The calculi had three well-defined layers with clearly infective features. The literature on bladder stone formation is reviewed and the clinical features and treatment are discussed.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / complications
  • Dilatation / adverse effects
  • Dilatation / instrumentation*
  • Escherichia coli Infections / complications
  • Foreign Bodies / complications*
  • Humans
  • Iatrogenic Disease
  • Male
  • Urinary Bladder Calculi / etiology*
  • Urinary Tract Infections / complications