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Case Reports
. 2003 Jun;41(6):367-8.
doi: 10.1038/sj.sc.3101448.

Penile urethral obstruction in a subject with spinal cord injury

U K Syam  1 , A B Taly, K P Sivaraman Nair, R Sridhara, T Murali
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Penile urethral obstruction in a subject with spinal cord injury

U K Syam et al. Spinal Cord. 2003 Jun.

Abstract

Study design: Single case report.

Objective: To report a case of urethral obstruction because of calculus in a subject with spinal cord injury (SCI).

Setting: Bangalore, India.

Case report: A 25-year-old man sustained complete SCI at C(6) level following a road traffic accident. After 14 months, while on self-intermittent catheterization he noticed difficulty in introducing catheter and acute retention of urine. X-ray examination revealed a calculus in the penile urethra at the level of the glans penis.

Conclusion: Impaction of calculi in penile urethra, although rare, can manifest with acute painless urinary retention in patients with SCI.

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