Editing Stones: Lower Urinary Tract Calculi (section)

==== Diagnosis and Evaluation ====

* '''History and Physical Exam'''
** '''The most common presenting symptom of bladder calculi is gross hematuria, which generally is terminal'''
* '''Imaging'''
** Plain film
* '''Cystoscopy'''
** '''Most accurate examination to document the presence of a bladder calculus.'''
** Can assist in surgical planning by identifying prostatic enlargement, bladder diverticulum, or urethral stricture that may need correction before or in conjunction with the treatment of the stone.