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ArticleCureus2025

A Rare Case of a Giant Prostatic Urethral Stone and Its Management.

Harsh Bhatia, Zeel Rakeshkumar Patel, Sofia Ali, Cosmas O Ihezie, Olasunkanmi A Kolawole, Mansi Singh

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Article in Cureus, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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6 authors.

Harsh BhatiaInternal Medicine, Surat Municipal Institute of Medical Education and Research, Surat, IND.
Zeel Rakeshkumar PatelInternal Medicine, Gujarat Medical Education & Research Society (GMERS) Medical College, Sola, IND.
Sofia AliMedicine, Peninsula Medical School, Plymouth, GBR.
Cosmas O IhezieOrthopedics, Federal Teaching Hospital, Owerri, Owerri, NGA.
Olasunkanmi A KolawoleInternal Medicine, University of Texas Health Houston School of Public Health, Dallas, USA.
Mansi SinghMedicine, Bogomolets National Medical University, Kyiv, UKR.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Prostate calculi, or prostatic stones, are typically small, greyish-brown, ultrasound-dense formations composed mainly of carbonated calcium phosphate apatite. We present a 65-year-old male with severe lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS), including weak urinary stream, difficulty urinating, and acute retention, who was found to have a 4 cm prostate stone. Imaging confirmed obstruction of the prostatic urethra. Surgical intervention with transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) and Holmium laser lithotripsy successfully removed the stone and relieved symptoms. This case emphasizes the need to consider prostate stones in severe LUTS when conventional treatments fail, with regular follow-up to monitor recurrence.

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benign prostatic hyperplasia (bph)clean intermittent self-catheterization (cisc)digital rectal examinationdysuriaholmium-yag laser lithotripsylower urinary tract symptoms (luts)prostatic calculiprostatic stones

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PMID40322428
PMCPMC12049589

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