Giant Bladder Lithiasis: About 3 Cases in the Urology Department of Sominé Dolo Mopti Hospital (Mali)

Abstract

Bladder stones represent approximately 5% of all urinary stones. They are common in developing countries, rare in industrialized countries and exceptional in the absence of associated lower tract pathology. In humans, urinary stasis is the essential factor in the formation of bladder stones. We report three cases of giant stones, operated in the urology department of the Sominé Dolo hospital in Mopti Mali by cystolithotomy. These stones weighed 292, 160 and 158 grams respectively. The causes of these stones were, for the first and second patients, sclerosis of the bladder neck, and for the third patient, a stricture of the urethra. The postoperative course was simple. These observations highlight a late consultation in a society where questions relating to the urogenital sphere remain a taboo.