Bladder calculus formation and urinary retention secondary to perforation of a normal bladder by a ventriculoperitoneal shunt.
Urinary retention due to bladder calculus formation is unusual in the pediatric population. This case report describes a rare sequence of events in which a bladder stone formed secondary to the erosion of a ventriculoperitoneal shunt through a normal bladder wall. A review of the literature is included.
Eichel
Louis
L
Department of Urology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York 14642, USA.
Allende
Rafael
R
Mevorach
Robert A
RA
Hulbert
William C
WC
Rabinowitz
Ronald
R
D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001743:Urinary Bladder / Q000293:injuries*; D001744:Urinary Bladder Calculi / Q000209:etiology*; D016055:Urinary Retention / Q000209:etiology*; D017287:Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt / Q000009:adverse effects*