Diverticulum of the male urethra with a giant stone and multiple calculi.
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.
Melekos
M D
MD
Department of Urology, University of Patras, School of Medicine, Greece.
Veronikis
D K
DK
Siamplis
D
D
Kalfarentzos
F
F
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