Editing Stones: Lower Urinary Tract Calculi (section)

== Urethral calculi ==

* '''A urethral diverticulum is present in nearly all reported cases of urethral calculi in females'''
* '''In instances of prolonged delays in diagnosis, urethrocutaneous or urethrorectal fistulae may develop'''
* Management
** Largely determined by the location within the urethra, as well as by the presence of an associated anatomic pathologic process such as a diverticulum.
** '''Stones located in the posterior urethra may be pushed back into the bladder for subsequent fragmentation. For stones in the anterior urethra, retrograde relocation to the bladder is rarely feasible and should therefore not be attempted.'''