title: Giant stone in enterocystoplasty.
abstract: A giant stone in enterocystoplasty is a very rare condition; only 5 cases have been reported in the literature. A 50-year-old female with an enterocystoplasty due to congenital myelomeningocele presented at our institution for an asymptomatic 10-cm bladder stone, incidentally detected during an imaging procedure for uterine fibroma. The patient was treated with a laparoscopic hysterectomy with bilateral annexectomy, neocystotomy and stone removal under general anesthesia. The case report and an accurate literature review are reported. The incidence, risk factors, pathophysiology and treatment options are analyzed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, University of Florence, Italy. maurogacci@yahoo.it
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gacci
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Cai
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Travaglini
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rizzo
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bartoletti
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Carini
mesh_terms: D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical; D000013:Congenital Abnormalities / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007420:Intestine, Large / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D035583:Rare Diseases; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D001743:Urinary Bladder / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D001744:Urinary Bladder Calculi / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D016476:Urinary Reservoirs, Continent; D013520:Urologic Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods