title: Giant infravesical stone with recurrent infection.
abstract: A 54-year-old woman presented with a 10-year history of recurrent urinary tract infections without a definite diagnosis. Physical examination showed a rock-hard mass protruding from the anterior vaginal wall. An ovoid calculus measuring 4 cm x 3 cm in diameter was found on a plain pelvic radiography. Computed tomography showed a urethral diverticulum containing a stone. Transvaginal diverticulectomy and removal of the stone were performed. No urinary symptoms and no urinary tract infections occurred during 6 months of follow-up.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Wen-Ching
authors.initials: WC
authors.lastname: Weng
authors.forename: Kao-Lang
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Sun-Fa
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: Hong
authors.forename: Kuo-How
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Huang
mesh_terms: D004240:Diverticulum / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D012008:Recurrence; D014522:Urethral Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D014545:Urinary Calculi / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000209:etiology*