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 language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1008.e9-1008.e10 |
Journal | Urology |
Volume | 70 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Nov 2007 |
ASJC Scopus Subject Areas
- Urology
Keywords
- Calculi/pathology
- Humans
- Prostatic Diseases/pathology
- Male
- Prostatectomy