Abstract
Urethral stones are a very rare form of urolithiasis, they most often originate from the upper urinary tract or bladder, and are rarely formed primarily in the urethra, it is formed on a urethral anatomical pathology in the majority of cases. The clinical symptomatology is very variable ranging from simple dysuria with penile pain to acute retention of urine. Smaller stones can be expelled spontaneously without intervention, but larger stones or complicated stones or those developed on an underlying urethral anatomical pathology require surgical treatment. The minimally invasive treatment should be the preferred route for the surgical treatment of this disease when feasible. We report the case of a young man with no particular pathological history who presented to the emergency department for acute retention of urine secondary to a primary fossa navicularis calculus, through this case, we discuss the different clinical aspects, etiology, pathogenesis, diagnosis and therapy of urethral stone in men.
Highlights
IntroductionUrethral stones are very rare localization of urinary stones, and they are in most cases located at the posterior urethra, most often secondary to the migration of bladder stones or upper urinary tract stones, and rarely formed primarily in the urethra, they are relatively more frequent in childhood and rare in females, its clinical manifestations vary widely, ranging from simple and progressive dysuria to acute retention of urine or even more serious complications [1] [2]
Urethral stones are a very rare form of urolithiasis, they most often originate from the upper urinary tract or bladder, and are rarely formed primarily in the urethra, it is formed on a urethral anatomical pathology in the majority of cases
We report the case of a young man with no particular pathological history who presented to the emergency department for acute retention of urine secondary to a primary fossa navicularis calculus, through this case, we discuss the different clinical aspects, etiology, pathogenesis, diagnosis and therapy of urethral stone in men
Summary
Urethral stones are very rare localization of urinary stones, and they are in most cases located at the posterior urethra, most often secondary to the migration of bladder stones or upper urinary tract stones, and rarely formed primarily in the urethra, they are relatively more frequent in childhood and rare in females, its clinical manifestations vary widely, ranging from simple and progressive dysuria to acute retention of urine or even more serious complications [1] [2]
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