Giant prostatic calculi

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...

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Published in:The Pan African medical journal 2013, Vol.14 (69), p.69-69
Main Authors: Najoui, Mohammed, Qarro, Abdelmounaim, Ammani, Abdelghani, Alami, Mohammed
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Calcium Phosphates - analysis
Calculi - complications
Calculi - surgery
Calculi - therapy
Case Report
endogenous
exogenous
Hematuria - etiology
Humans
Male
prostatic calculi
Prostatic Diseases - complications
Prostatic Diseases - surgery
Prostatic Diseases - therapy
Urethral Obstruction - etiology
Urinary Bladder - surgery
Urinary Retention - etiology
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Summary: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.
ISSN:1937-8688
1937-8688
DOI:10.11604/pamj.2013.14.69.2376