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Idiopathic Prostatic Giant Calculi in a Young Male Patient

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We report a case of 41-year-old man with idiopathic prostatic giant calculi presenting with voiding difficulty. To our knowledge this is the youngest case with idiopathic prostatic giant calculi reported in the literature. The etiopathogenesis of prostatic calculi are also discussed.

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  1. Department of Urology, School of Medicine, Akdeniz University, Dumlupinar Bulvari Kampüs, Antalya, 07059, Turkey

    Mustafa F. Usta, Mehmet Baykara, Tibet Erdoğru & İ. Türker Köksal

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Usta, M.F., Baykara, M., Erdoğru, T. et al. Idiopathic Prostatic Giant Calculi in a Young Male Patient. Int Urol Nephrol 37, 295–297 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11255-004-7967-z

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