A case of primary giant calculus in female urethra.
Urinary calculus is rarely seen in the urethra and is usually encountered in men with urethral stricture or diverticulum. Primary urethral calculi are extremely rare in females. We describe a case of a giant urethral stone impacted in the urethra of a 103-year-old female.
Suzuki
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Department of Urology, Yamagata University, School of Medicine, Japan.
Ishigooka
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Hayami
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Nakada
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T
Mitobe
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K
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003558:Cystoscopy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D014522:Urethral Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D014545:Urinary Calculi / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D014567:Urography