Urethral Steinstrasse following Laser Lithotripsy of Prostatic Urethral Calculi

• Published in: Case reports in urology Vol. 2018; no. 2018; pp. 1 - 3
• Main Authors: Roberts, Robyn L., Kosarek, Christopher D., Dafashy, Tamer J., Kerr, Preston S., Den, Jennifer, Sreshta, J. Nicholas
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cairo, Egypt Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2018; Hindawi; John Wiley & Sons, Inc; Hindawi Limited
• Subjects: Bladder; Cardiovascular disease; Case Report; Case reports; Lasers; Lithotripsy; Prostate cancer; Surgery; Surveillance; Type 2 diabetes; Urogenital system; Urology
• ISSN: 2090-696X; 2090-6978
• DOI: 10.1155/2018/3459347

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.