Giant infravesical stone with recurrent infection

Urology. 2009 Aug;74(2):288-9. doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2009.02.060. Epub 2009 May 24.

Abstract

A 54-year-old woman presented with a 10-year history of recurrent urinary tract infections without a definite diagnosis. Physical examination showed a rock-hard mass protruding from the anterior vaginal wall. An ovoid calculus measuring 4 cm x 3 cm in diameter was found on a plain pelvic radiography. Computed tomography showed a urethral diverticulum containing a stone. Transvaginal diverticulectomy and removal of the stone were performed. No urinary symptoms and no urinary tract infections occurred during 6 months of follow-up.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Diverticulum / complications*
  • Diverticulum / diagnostic imaging
  • Diverticulum / surgery
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Radiography
  • Recurrence
  • Urethral Diseases / complications*
  • Urethral Diseases / diagnostic imaging
  • Urethral Diseases / surgery
  • Urinary Calculi / complications*
  • Urinary Calculi / diagnostic imaging
  • Urinary Calculi / surgery
  • Urinary Tract Infections / etiology*