Multiple urethral lithiasis. Report of a case
Rodríguez Martínez, J.J.; Pérez García, F.J.; Martínez Gómez, F.J.; Regadera Sejas, F.J.; Fernández Gómez, J.M.; San Martín Blanco, A.
Archivos Espanoles de Urologia 53(4): 384-387
2000
ISSN/ISBN: 0004-0614 PMID: 10900774 Document Number: 519182
To report a case of multiple urethral calculi, an uncommon urological condition in our setting. The clinical, radiological and therapeutic aspects are discussed and the literature is briefly reviewed. A 77-year-old male consulted at the emergency services of our hospital for dysuria, pollakiuria and difficulty in voiding. The patient also referred and indurated area in the penile ventral aspect. Radiological examination disclosed three calculi in the penile urethra with were successfully removed by meatotomty and urethrolithotomy. The patient is currently asymptomatic. Urethral calculus is uncommon in developed countries. "Milking" is not advocated due to the high incidence of urethral injury. Treatment is by simple urethrolithotomy in combination with other techniques (urethroplasty, diverticulectomy, etc.), if required.