Open Prostatolithotomy for the Management of Giant Prostatic Calculi

Satyan K. Shah, Minh Hang T. Chau, Gregory D. Schnepper, Paul D. Lui

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Abstract

Giant prostatic calculi are very rare. We present the case of a 45-year-old man with multiple prostatic urethral calculi that replaced the entire gland. He underwent an open "prostatolithotomy," a novel method of stone removal akin to a simple retropubic prostatectomy. Eight stones weighing a total of 59 g were removed from the prostate. For certain patients, adjunctive vesical neck revision and deliberate drainage of the prostatic fossa may be beneficial in addition to stone extraction. © 2007 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1008.e9-1008.e10
JournalUrology
Volume70
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 2007

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

  • Urology

Keywords

  • Calculi/pathology
  • Humans
  • Prostatic Diseases/pathology
  • Male
  • Prostatectomy

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