CASE REPORT OF A RARE PRESENTATION OF MULTIPLE GIANT BLADDER STONES

• Published in: Journal of Health and Translational Medicine
• Main Author: Abd Karim M.F.S.; Fadzli A.N.; Balasubramian G.; Choong H.Y.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya 2024
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85186200964&doi=10.22452%2fjummec.vol27no1.8&partnerID=40&md5=bc0c217b96237b87d673ce159d68b952

Bladder stones can be classified as primary, secondary or migratory and the etiology can be multifactorial. Unlike kidney or ureter stones, bladder stones only constitute around 5% of all urinary tract stones. Generally, bladder stones occur in conditions such as bladder outlet obstruction, neurogenic bladder, chronic infection and presence of a foreign body. The prevalence is higher in males with a reported ratio of male to female of 4:1. Giant bladder stone is a rare condition, even more so, of a case of multiple huge stones. There are numerous case reports about a single giant bladder stone but not so in the case of multiple calculi. We report a case of a lady presented with a sudden onset of acute renal impairment with multiple huge bladder stones detected from imaging. Open cystolithotomy was done, and a few huge bladder stones were extracted. This case report is to illustrate a rare presentation of multiple giant bladder stones. © 2024, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya. All rights reserved.