Open prostatolithotomy for the management of giant prostatic calculi

Urology. 2007 Nov;70(5):1008.e9-10. doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2007.08.018.

Abstract

Giant prostatic calculi are very rare. We present the case of a 45-year-old man with multiple prostatic urethral calculi that replaced the entire gland. He underwent an open "prostatolithotomy," a novel method of stone removal akin to a simple retropubic prostatectomy. Eight stones weighing a total of 59 g were removed from the prostate. For certain patients, adjunctive vesical neck revision and deliberate drainage of the prostatic fossa may be beneficial in addition to stone extraction.

MeSH terms

  • Calculi / pathology
  • Calculi / surgery*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Prostatectomy*
  • Prostatic Diseases / pathology
  • Prostatic Diseases / surgery*