Multiple giant prostatic urethral stones with an ureteral stone in a young patient

Urol Res. 2012 Apr;40(2):185-7. doi: 10.1007/s00240-011-0437-z. Epub 2011 Nov 11.

Abstract

Giant prostatic urethral stones have been reported as a very rare entity, and the etiology of these stones is not clear. We report a case of a 40-year-old man with giant multiple prostatic urethral stones whereby the entire gland was replaced, and a big ureteral stone presented with voiding difficulty and recurrent urinary tract infections. In the literature, to our knowledge, this is the youngest case wherein giant prostatic urethral stones coexisted with a big ureteral stone. Many different-sized stones were observed endoscopically, some protruding into the urethra, and some filling different cavities on the prostate. Following cystoscopy, multiple giant prostatic stones weighing a total of 151 g were removed by the open retropubic route. We treated the big ureteral stone endoscopically.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Calculi / diagnosis
  • Calculi / epidemiology*
  • Calculi / surgery
  • Comorbidity
  • Cystoscopy
  • Endoscopy
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Prostatectomy
  • Prostatic Diseases / diagnosis
  • Prostatic Diseases / epidemiology*
  • Prostatic Diseases / surgery
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Ureteral Calculi / diagnosis
  • Ureteral Calculi / epidemiology*
  • Ureteral Calculi / surgery
  • Urethral Obstruction / diagnosis
  • Urethral Obstruction / epidemiology*
  • Urethral Obstruction / surgery