title: A cause of renal dysfunction: a giant bladder stone.
abstract: Bladder stones are frequently seen in elderly men and account for 5% of all urinary stones. They develop secondary to infravesical obstructions, such as prostatic hyperplasia and neurogenic bladder. A 56-year-old patient with frequent and painful urination, dysuria, and minor complaints of suprapubic pain was referred to our clinic. He was diagnosed with bladder stones by non-contrast abdominopelvic computerized tomography, kidney-ureter-bladder radiography, and urinary system ultrasonography. Cystolithotomy was applied on a giant stone measuring 11×6.5×10 cm that filled the intravesical cavity nearly completely. Here, we present this case of a giant bladder stone causing renal dysfunction within the context of findings in the literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Ardahan State Hospital, Ardahan, Turkey.
authors.forename: Yilmaz
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ofluoglu
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Ardahan State Hospital, Ardahan, Turkey.
authors.forename: Hasan Riza
authors.initials: HR
authors.lastname: Aydin
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Ardahan State Hospital, Ardahan, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ramazan
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kocaaslan
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, Ataturk University, Erzurum, Turkey.
authors.forename: Senol
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Adanur
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, Ataturk University, Erzurum, Turkey.
authors.forename: Tevfik
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ziypak
keywords: Bladder Stone; Renal dysfunction