title: Multiple giant prostatic urethral stones with an ureteral stone in a young patient.
abstract: Giant prostatic urethral stones have been reported as a very rare entity, and the etiology of these stones is not clear. We report a case of a 40-year-old man with giant multiple prostatic urethral stones whereby the entire gland was replaced, and a big ureteral stone presented with voiding difficulty and recurrent urinary tract infections. In the literature, to our knowledge, this is the youngest case wherein giant prostatic urethral stones coexisted with a big ureteral stone. Many different-sized stones were observed endoscopically, some protruding into the urethra, and some filling different cavities on the prostate. Following cystoscopy, multiple giant prostatic stones weighing a total of 151 g were removed by the open retropubic route. We treated the big ureteral stone endoscopically.
authors.affiliation: The 2nd Urology Clinics of Ankara Ataturk Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey. eokulu@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Emrah
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Okulu
authors.forename: Kemal
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ener
authors.forename: Mustafa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Aldemir
authors.forename: Efe
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Onen
authors.forename: Murat
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Keske
authors.forename: Onder
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Kayigil
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002137:Calculi / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000601:surgery; D015897:Comorbidity; D003558:Cystoscopy; D004724:Endoscopy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011468:Prostatectomy; D011469:Prostatic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014514:Ureteral Calculi / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000601:surgery; D014524:Urethral Obstruction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000601:surgery
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