Bladder stones mostly affecting males, when minerals build up in the bladder and form into small "stones" is known as a Bladder stone.That means they can occur if the bladder is not completely emptied after urination.Eventually, the leftover urine becomes concentrated and minerals within the liquid turn into crystals.
- Discomfort or pain in the penis for males
- More regular urination or a stop-start flow
- Starting a stream during urination takes longer
- Pain in the lower stomach area
- Pain and discomfort when urinating
- Blood in the urine
- Cloudy or abnormally dark urine
How Bladder Stone Formation take place ?
When urine is left in the bladder after urinating bladder stones start to grow. This is often due to an underlying medical condition that stops the bladder from completely emptying when using the toilet.Conditions that stop the bladder from fully emptying include neurogenic bladder, Prostate enlargement, catheters or other medical devices if they move to the bladder, Bladder inflammation, Kidney stones, Pouches can form within the bladder, Cystocele.
Although some bladder stones do not produce any symptoms, they can still lead to complications if they are not removed.
The two main complications are:
Chronic bladder dysfunction: Bladder stones can completely block urine from exiting the body.
Urinary tract infections: Repeated infections.
Diagnosis and Treatments of bladder stone
Right diagnosis is sufficient to treat and remove the bladder stone.There are a number of tests and diagnosing methods for the bladder stone.
Diagnosis of bladder stone:
- Physical exam
- Urinalysis
- Spiral computerized tomography (CT) scan
- Ultrasound
- X-ray
- Intravenous pyelogram
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