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Case Reports
. 2018 May 9:2018:3459347.
doi: 10.1155/2018/3459347. eCollection 2018.

Urethral Steinstrasse following Laser Lithotripsy of Prostatic Urethral Calculi

Jennifer Den  1 , Preston S Kerr  1 , Tamer J Dafashy  1 , Christopher D Kosarek  1 , Robyn L Roberts  1 , J Nicholas Sreshta  1
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Case Reports

Urethral Steinstrasse following Laser Lithotripsy of Prostatic Urethral Calculi

Jennifer Den et al. Case Rep Urol. .

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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Coronal view of CT abdomen and pelvis noting a large burden of prostate stones.
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Axial view of CT abdomen and pelvis noting a large burden of prostate stones.
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Cystoscopic view from the verumontanum noting a large burden of prostate stones.
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