Surgical Option in the Management of a Giant Vesical Calculus Post Augmentation Cystoplasty

Cureus. 2024 May 25;16(5):e61037. doi: 10.7759/cureus.61037. eCollection 2024 May.

Abstract

We describe a rare instance of enormous, calcified stone development in an enlarged urinary bladder. The patient was a 24-year-old female suffering from the development of vesical calculus as a result of complicated bladder augmentation. She had a small bladder capacity and had undergone augmentation ileocystoplasty in childhood. The abdomen was examined using X-ray and computerized tomography, which revealed a significantly huge urinary bladder stone. An open cystolithotomy was performed and a giant vesicle calculus was extracted along with another small stone. Although stone development is a typical side effect following augmented bladder, it may be avoided with frequent bladder irrigation and attentive aftercare.

Keywords: bladder augmentation; ileocystoplasty; open cystolithotomy; urinary bladder; vesical calculus.

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