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ArticleIJU case reports2022

A giant calculus within urethral diverticulum causing urinary retention in an uncommunicative woman.

Takao Kawai, Yoshinosuke Amemoto

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Article in IJU case reports, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Takao KawaiDepartment of Urology Minami Seikyo General Hospital Nagoya Aichi Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9826-9750
Yoshinosuke AmemotoDepartment of Urology Minami Seikyo General Hospital Nagoya Aichi Japan.
Nagoya Central Hospital · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Introduction: There is no prior case report of calculus within a female urethral diverticulum causing urinary retention. We present such a case successfully treated by transurethral lithotripsy. Case presentation: A 34-year-old bedridden and uncommunicative woman with spinocerebellar degeneration presented with fever for 5 days. She was admitted to the hospital for a urinary tract infection with a 3-cm calculus in the lower urinary tract. At the time of admission, acute urinary retention occurred. A bladder catheter was placed, and antibiotics were administered; both improved the urinary tract infection. Subsequently, transurethral lithotripsy was performed and revealed that the giant calculus was incarcerated within the urethral diverticulum. The bladder catheter was removed postoperatively, and urinary retention did not recur. No calculus reformation or urinary tract infections were observed for 6 months after discharge. Conclusion: A giant calculus within a urethral diverticulum may cause acute urinary retention in an uncommunicative patient.

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lithotripsyurethral diverticulumurinary calculiurinary retentionurinary tract infections

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PMID35509777
PMCPMC9057746
OpenAlexW4220716153

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