Acute urinary retention in women due to urethral calculi: A rare case

Authors

  • Rafal Turo Stepping Hill Hospital
  • Michal Smolski michasmolski@yahoo.com
  • Magda Kujawa Stepping Hill Hospital
  • Stephen CW Brown Stepping Hill Hospital
  • Richard Brough Stepping Hill Hospital
  • Gerald N Collins Stepping Hill Hospital

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5489/cuaj.1573

Keywords:

urethral stones, acute urinary retention

Abstract

We present a case of a 51-year-old woman with acute urinary retention caused by a urethral calculus. Urethral calculi in women are extremely rare and are usually formed in association with underlying genitourinary pathology. In this case, however, no pathology was detected via thorough urological evaluation. We discuss the pathogenesis, clinical presentation and treatment of urethral calculi. To our knowledge, this is the second reported case of a primary urethral calculus in a female with an anatomically normal urinary tract and the first in a middle-aged Caucasian female.

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Author Biographies

Rafal Turo, Stepping Hill Hospital

Urology Department

Urology Research Fellow

Michal Smolski, michasmolski@yahoo.com

Urology Department

Consultant

Magda Kujawa, Stepping Hill Hospital

Urology Department

Consultant

Stephen CW Brown, Stepping Hill Hospital

Urology Department

Consultant

Richard Brough, Stepping Hill Hospital

Urology Department

Consultant

Gerald N Collins, Stepping Hill Hospital

Urology Department

Consultant

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Published

2014-02-12

How to Cite

Turo, R., Smolski, M., Kujawa, M., Brown, S. C., Brough, R., & Collins, G. N. (2014). Acute urinary retention in women due to urethral calculi: A rare case. Canadian Urological Association Journal, 8(1-2), e99–100. https://doi.org/10.5489/cuaj.1573

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Case Report