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Examining urogenital cancers in Turkey within the diagnosis related grouping data warehouse


1 İstanbul Medipol Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Üroloji Anabilim Dalı, İstanbul

2 İstanbul Medipol Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Fakültesi, Sağlık Yönetimi Bölümü, İstanbul

3 Sağlık Bakanlığı, Ankara


DOI :
New J Urol. 2013; 8 (2): 72-78

Abstract

Urethral calculi represent less than 2% of all urinary stone disease. Primary urethral stone is a rare condition. It usually develop secon-dary to congenital urethral diverticulum. The majority of urethral calculi  are migrant form  the upper urinary system or bladder. Tre-atment is contingent on the size and location of the stones and con-dition of the urethra. We present penile urethra stone in this report.

Keywords: Giant urethral calculi, Urolithiasis, Urethrotomy


Abstract

Urethral calculi represent less than 2% of all urinary stone disease. Primary urethral stone is a rare condition. It usually develop secon-dary to congenital urethral diverticulum. The majority of urethral calculi  are migrant form  the upper urinary system or bladder. Tre-atment is contingent on the size and location of the stones and con-dition of the urethra. We present penile urethra stone in this report.

Keywords: Giant urethral calculi, Urolithiasis, Urethrotomy