2014, Number 4
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Acta Med Cent 2014; 8 (4)
Giant bladder lithiasis. Apropos of a patient
Hernández PY, Cepero GA, de Armas VA
Language: Spanish
References: 8
Page: 59-63
PDF size: 460.40 Kb.
ABSTRACT
Urolithiasis affects 1-20% of the general population according to WHO, when
located in the urinary bladder is known as bladder stones and constitute hard
accumulations of localized mineral at this level. Urinary stasis in the bladder
allows the growth of calculations, especially common problem in men and rare
in women. It is presented a male patient of 76 years old with a history of
having been operated of Prostatic Benign Hyperplasia and vesicular irritative
symptoms and heavy feeling in lower abdomen, where giant stone bladder was
diagnosed, and subsequently performed an open cystolithotomy.
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