Nurtamin Tomy, Kloping Yudhistira Pradnyan, Renaldo Johan
Urology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Airlangga - Dr. Soetomo General Academic Hospital, Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia.
Physiology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Halu Oleo, Kendari, South East Sulawesi, Indonesia.
Urol Case Rep. 2021 Apr 25;38:101690. doi: 10.1016/j.eucr.2021.101690. eCollection 2021 Sep.
Prostatic calculi are often found incidentally during a clinical and radiological examination. However, in some instances, large or multiple calculi may cause severe lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS). Its current significance concerning urological diseases and symptoms remains obscure. Minimal awareness regarding the disease among physicians could lead to improper assessment and treatment. In Indonesia, reports regarding prostatic calculi are still limited. We report a 50-year-old male with symptomatic multiple prostatic calculi.
前列腺结石常在临床和影像学检查中偶然发现。然而,在某些情况下,大的或多发结石可能导致严重的下尿路症状(LUTS)。其目前与泌尿系统疾病和症状的关系仍不明确。医生对该疾病的认识不足可能导致评估和治疗不当。在印度尼西亚,关于前列腺结石的报道仍然有限。我们报告一例50岁有症状的多发前列腺结石男性患者。