Giant bladder stone

A 67 years old patient has consulted for hypogastric pain, associated with a pollakiuria running for more than 12 months. The medical story reported genital prolapse, some episodes of haematuria and dysuria. Pelvic ultrasound showed a voluminous image of lithiasic appearance with irregular borders....

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Published in:The Pan African medical journal 2018, Vol.29, p.28-28
Main Authors: Ouattara, Yaya, Koné, Joseph
Format: Article
Language:fre
Subjects:
Aged
Cystotomy - methods
Dysuria - etiology
Female
Hematuria - etiology
Humans
Pain - etiology
Ultrasonography - methods
Urinary Bladder Calculi - diagnosis
Urinary Bladder Calculi - pathology
Urinary Bladder Calculi - surgery
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Summary:A 67 years old patient has consulted for hypogastric pain, associated with a pollakiuria running for more than 12 months. The medical story reported genital prolapse, some episodes of haematuria and dysuria. Pelvic ultrasound showed a voluminous image of lithiasic appearance with irregular borders. A cystotomy was performed under perimedullary anesthesia allowing the extraction of a giant bladder stone measuring 7.2 cm as major axis and 5.5 cm for small axis.
ISSN:1937-8688
DOI:10.11604/pamj.2018.29.28.13701