title: Giant prostatic calculi.
abstract: Prostatic parenchymal calculi are common, usually incidental, findings on morphological examinations. They are typically asymptomatic and may be present in association with normal glands, benign prostatic hyperplasia, and prostate cancer. However giant prostatic calculi are rare. Less than 20 cases have been reported in the literature. We present the case of a 35-year-old man with two giant prostatic calculi that replaced the entire gland. He underwent an open cystolithotomy, two giant stones were removed from the prostate, and we used a lithotripsy in situ for extraction of stone fragments.
authors.affiliation: Departement of urology of Military hospital, Meknès, Morocco.
authors.forename: Mohammed
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Najoui
authors.forename: Abdelmounaim
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Qarro
authors.forename: Abdelghani
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ammani
authors.forename: Mohammed
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Alami
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002130:Calcium Phosphates / Q000032:analysis; D002137:Calculi / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery* / Q000628:therapy; D006417:Hematuria / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011469:Prostatic Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery* / Q000628:therapy; D014524:Urethral Obstruction / Q000209:etiology; D001743:Urinary Bladder / Q000601:surgery; D016055:Urinary Retention / Q000209:etiology
chemical_list: D002130:Calcium Phosphates
keywords: Prostatic calculi; endogenous; exogenous
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