1/2. Penile urethral obstruction in a subject with spinal cord injury.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.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = calculus (Clic here for more details about this article) |
2/2. Urethral calculus extraction using a penile ring block anesthetic.Urethral calculi are rare and usually originate from the kidney or bladder. Classically, they are extracted endoscopically under anesthesia. We present two cases of impacted distal urethral calculi extracted using a penile ring block and forceps.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 2keywords = calculus (Clic here for more details about this article) |