title: Urethral steinstrasse causing acute urinary retention.
abstract: Multiple urethral calculi-forming steinstrasse in the urethra leading to acute urinary retention is a rare event in pediatric urolithiasis. We report a child with urethral steinstrasse that cleared spontaneously with attempted urethral catheterization.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology and Renal Transplantation, Narayana Medical College Hospital, Nellore, Andhra Pradesh, India. surya_vaddi@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Surya Prakash
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Vaddi
authors.forename: Rahul
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Devraj
authors.forename: Vedamurthy
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Reddy
authors.forename: Ajit
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Vikram
authors.forename: Sreedhar
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dayapule
authors.forename: Ragavan
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Munisami
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D007669:Kidney Calculi / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D008297:Male; D014524:Urethral Obstruction / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D014545:Urinary Calculi / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D016055:Urinary Retention / Q000209:etiology*