title: Diverticulum of the male urethra with a giant stone and multiple calculi.
abstract: An unusually giant stone and multiple smaller calculi forming in an anterior urethral diverticulum of a patient who had been using a penis clamp for postprostatectomy incontinence is herein reported. The etiologic factors of urethral diverticular and stone formation are reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, University of Patras, School of Medicine, Greece.
authors.forename: M D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Melekos
authors.forename: D K
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Veronikis
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Siamplis
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Kalfarentzos
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003250:Constriction; D004240:Diverticulum / Q000150:complications* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014522:Urethral Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000209:etiology; D014545:Urinary Calculi / Q000150:complications* / Q000209:etiology; D014549:Urinary Incontinence / Q000517:prevention & control