"Case Report of an obstructed Urethral Meatus Stone of Unexpected Size: A Brief Literature Review"

Abstract

Background: Urolithiasis is a common urinary system disorder and the second most prevalent condition affecting the urinary tract, often with high recurrence rates. Stones typically form in the kidney, ureter, or bladder, presenting with various clinical manifestations. The urethral meatus is a rare site for stone formation. One clinical manifestation is urinary retention (UR), which may be acute or chronic, arising from obstructive, infectious, inflammatory, pharmacologic, neurologic, or other causes. Distal urethral meatus calculi are particularly uncommon among obstructive causes.

Objective: Reporting a Rare Case Presentation of Distal Urethral Meatus Calculus Causing Urinary Retention.

We report the case of a 58-year-old male, non-diabetic non hypertensive patient who reported at Surgical OPD at KAHER’s KLE Ayurveda Hospital, Belagavi, for the complaints of swelling at the tip of the glans penis, urinary retention with slow dribbling of drops of urine and pain at the tip of the penile area since 2 day. Physical examination revealed an impacted calculus sized about 43.8x17.0 mm was seen at the urethral meatus. Who was advised to undergo meatotomy. Considering anatomy of distal urethra and location of stone in the present case gives rarity for this case report