Bladder Stones | Figure 1

Bladder Stones

Image description
Postoperative specimen radiograph shows innumerable extracted bladder stones of multiple sizes and shapes. Some stones are triangular, while others are polygonal.

Teaching point
In children, bladder stones are uncommon and most often occur in patients with neurogenic bladder, including those with cerebral palsy, where chronic urinary stasis and incomplete bladder emptying predispose to stone formation. Additional contributing factors may include infection, catheterization, and metabolic abnormalities. Identification of bladder stones in pediatric patients should prompt evaluation for underlying urinary dysfunction to help prevent recurrence.

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Bladder Stones

Similar cases

1. Abdominal radiograph shows multiple bladder stones (arrows) and a dislocated right hip. Primary pediatric bladder stones most commonly occur in the setting of urinary stasis related to a neurogenic bladder. Affected pediatric patients usually have cerebral palsy or paralysis making complete emptying of the bladder (even with catheterization) difficult.

2. Stones in bladder. two different patients.

3. Case of vesical stone. 2 stones removed from urinary bladder.

#Bladder #Stones Older gentleman living in a rural area presented with this very large bladder stones.