title: Urethral stone presenting as a stop valve--a rare complication of balanitis xerotica obliterans.
abstract: Balanitis xerotic obliterans (BXO) is the genital subcategory of lichen sclerosis et atrophicus. The association of BXO with urethral stone causing interruption of the urinary stream and voiding by manual displacement of the urethral stone has not been described before. We describe one such case of a young boy with BXO and urethral stone who voided by manually displacing the stone for over a year. The case is reported to emphasize the ingenuity of the patient in continuing to void for over a year despite the association of the impacted urethral stone with urethral stricture and BXO.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi. dograpn@hotmail.com
authors.forename: P N
authors.initials: PN
authors.lastname: Dogra
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Khaitan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001446:Balanitis / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014522:Urethral Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D014524:Urethral Obstruction / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D014545:Urinary Calculi / Q000150:complications*