Title of article :
Delivery of Huge Bladder Stone in a Thirty-Five-Year-Old Man
Author/Authors :
Farshi, Alireza Department of Urology - Imam Reza Hospital - Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz , Sari Motlagh, Reza Department of Urology - Imam Reza Hospital - Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz , Jafari Arismani, Rasole Department of Urology - Imam Reza Hospital - Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz
Abstract :
Introduction: Bladder stone is the most common form of lower urinary tract stones and constitutes 5% of all urinary tract stones. The
giant bladder stones are very rare and our report was the first one in Iran and in the world.
Case Presentation: The patient was a 35-year-old man who was referred to our urology clinic with the lower urinary tract symptoms.
Irritative symptoms were dominant without obstructive symptoms. During a physical examination, hard mass was palpated in
suprapubic area. On ultrasonography, a huge stone with 110-mm diameter was revealed in the bladder.
Conclusions: A unique point in this patient was the absence of any history or current conditions such as bladder outlet obstruction or
foreign body, which might predispose bladder to stone formation. Another unique point was the heavy weight (826 g) of one-piece-stone
filling all bladder space. In majority of reported bladder stones, the weight was lower and the stones were in multiple pieces.
Keywords :
Bladder , Cystolithotomy , Calculi
Journal title :
Astroparticle Physics