Case Report


Giant vesical calculus associated with staghorn calculus

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1 Urology service at Getúlio Vargas University Hospital (HUGV), 4 Apurinã Avenue, Praça 14 de Janeiro, Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil

2 Faculty of Medicine of the Federal University of Amazonas (UFAM), 1053 Afonso Pena St, Praça 14 de Janeiro, Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil

3 Urology service at Ribeirão Preto’s Santa Casa de Misericórdia Hospital, São Paulo, 456 Saudade Av, Campos Elíseos, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil

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Article ID: 101387Z01IS2023

doi: 10.5348/101387Z01IS2023CR

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de Souza IF, de Castro GL, da Silva Barroso FM, Vasquez VAV, de Souza PM, da Costa Teixeira Neto AM. Giant vesical calculus associated with staghorn calculus. Int J Case Rep Images 2023;14(1):75–79.

ABSTRACT


Introduction: Large vesical calculi are rare conditions in urology due to the advancement of image exams in the last decade. Urinary bladder stones represent 5% of all urinary tract calculi and large calculi are defined as weighing more than 100 grams.

Case Report: We report the case of a 56-year-old man with large vesical calculus measuring 17 × 13 × 16 cm (weight of 2730 g) in association with renal exclusion due to staghorn calculus in the right kidney and bilateral uretero-hydronephrosis due to bladder obstruction.

Conclusion: Computed tomography stands as the exam of choice to diagnose and delimit any urinary calculi. Open surgery is preferred for large vesical stones and bladder outlet obstruction must be investigated, especially in men to exclude prostate increase.

Keywords: Calculus, Cystolithotomy, Staghorn calculus, Urinary bladder, Vesical stone

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Author Contributions

Igor Ferreira de Souza - Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis of data, Interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published

Gustavo Lopes de Castro - Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis of data, Interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published

Francisco Marcos da Silva Barroso - Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis of data, Interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published

Victor Alfonso Vela Vasquez - Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis of data, Interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published

Paloma Menezes de Souza - Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis of data, Interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published

Algenor Maria da Costa Teixeira Neto - Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis of data, Interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published

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