Giant prostatic calculus in patient treated with perineal prostatotomy: case report.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Urolithiasis (kidney stone) is a common condition that often leads patients to urgent or emergency care services. Urinary calculi are generally found in the kidneys, ureters, or bladder. Urethral calculi are uncommon and can result from the migration of a calculus in the upper urinary tract or vesicle or may be primary of the urethra. Prostatic calculi are a rarity.

Case description

A 34-year-old male was admitted to the emergency service of a university hospital reporting dysuria and pain in the hypogastrium with a 4-day history. The patient reported that the pain sometimes irradiated to the left flank, accompanied by micturition effort, a weak urinary stream, pollakiuria, and urine output with a crystal appearance. The clinical history revealed urinary difficult

SUBMITTER: Beigin GA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11760513 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature