title: Large bilateral star-shaped calculi in the seminal vesicles.
abstract: Calculi in the seminal vesicles (SV) are extremely rare. A patient having large bilateral star-shaped calculi in the SV is reported. They were seen on plain x-ray and confirmed by computed tomography. On the reconstructed CT scans the large stone on the right side measured about 35 X 35 X 50 mm and the one on the left, 30 X 20 X 45 mm. They were not felt on rectal examination, as they were situated laterally.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Hillingdon Hospital, Pield Heath road, Uxbridge, UB8 3NN, UK. sunamjoshi@hotmail.com
authors.forename: S P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Namjoshi
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000175:diagnosis; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002137:Calculi / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology; D005832:Genital Diseases, Male / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011379:Prognosis; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012669:Seminal Vesicles / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed