Percutaneous cystolithotomy – A case report

ABSTRACT

Report one case of a male patient aged 73 years old, admitted to hospital due to difficult urination and sudden stopping during urination. Clinical and ultrasound examination revealed normal prostate, many stones in the bladder, with the largest diameter of 35mm and a diverticulum of bladder. Patient was treated by percutaneous cystolithotomy on September, 22nd 2005 at HCM University Medical Center. Check for removing all stones. Duration of procedure was 30 minutes. Ultrasound examination on the 1st post-operative day showed that there wasn’t any stone in the bladder, no fluid in abdominal cavity. Removing bladder drainage at 2nd post-operative day and urethral drainage at 3rd post-operative day, and then patient was discharged. The incision was dry, not leaking out urine