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[This article belongs to Volume - 70, Issue - 10]
Published on : 2025-10-12 20:11:28
Article Code: AMJ-12-10-2025-12348
Title : Unusual Presentation of Multiple Giant Vesical Calculi: A Case Report
Author(s) : Dr. Jonathan Hayes
Abstract :
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.