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Jennifer Den1, Preston S Kerr1, Tamer J Dafashy1
1Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, USA.
Abstract:
Symptomatic prostatic calculi are rare occurrences with several management options, the most popular of which is currently transurethral laser lithotripsy. This is a generally well-tolerated procedure with minimal complications. To date, no reported episodes of steinstrasse at the urethral level following prostatic calculi lithotripsy have been documented to our knowledge. We report a unique case of acute urinary retention secondary to obstructive calculi fragments following a transurethral laser lithotripsy of large prostatic calculi, further complicated by stricture at the fossa navicularis.
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