title: Urethral calculi: a review.
abstract: The diagnosis and management of 19 patients treated for urethral calculi over a 16-year period are reviewed. All were males, had a median age of 20 years, and urinary retention was the most common presenting symptom. Thirteen (68%) had anterior urethral calculi; 14 (74%) had anatomic alterations of the urethra; and 12 (80%) of the patients who had urine culture had urinary infection. External urethrotomy and open cystolithotomy were the methods used for the removal of calculi in most instances.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Ahmadu Bello University Hospital, Zaria, Nigeria.
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authors.lastname: Hassan
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authors.lastname: Mahammed
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003558:Cystoscopy; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014522:Urethral Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy; D014545:Urinary Calculi / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology