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Giant Bladder Stone: A Case Report.

Stamatios Katsimperis¹, Konstantinos Pikramenos¹, Konstantinos Livadas¹

¹Second Department of Urology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Sismanogleio General Hospital, Athens, GRC.

|July 1, 2022

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Giant bladder stones are rare but can cause significant urinary issues. A 600g bladder stone was successfully removed surgically, improving the patient's urine flow.

Area of Science:

Urology
Nephrology

Background:

Giant bladder stones (>100g) are uncommon in Western medicine.
Typically linked to bladder outlet obstruction, UTIs, or foreign bodies.

Observation:

A 53-year-old male presented with a massive 600g bladder stone.
The patient experienced symptoms related to the large stone.

Findings:

Suprapubic cystolithotomy was performed for stone removal.
The surgery had no major complications.

Implications:

Successful surgical intervention for giant bladder stones is feasible.
Improved urinary flow can be achieved post-operatively.

Keywords:

bladder calculus cystolithotomy cystolithotripsy giant bladder stone lithiasis stone surgery urinary lithiasis urology vesical calculi

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