CASE REPORTS
GIANT BLADDER STONE IN A PATIENT WITH TUMOR OF THE BLADDER: A RARE CO-MORBIDITY
Kirakoya B1*, Kabore M1, Pare AK2, Abubakar BM3
1Department of Urology, CHU Yalgado Ouedraogo, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.
2Department of Urology, CHU Sourou Sanou, Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso.
3Department of Surgery, Federal Medical Center, Nguru, Yobe State. Nigeria.
*Corresponding author: Brahima KIRAKOYA, E.mail: kobrahi@yahoo.fr
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ABSTRACT
Bladder stones are considered carcinogenic factor for bladder cancer. Concomitant association between giant bladder stone and bladder cancer is rare. We report a case of giant bladder stone complicated by bladder cancer. Bladder cancer was discovered fortuitously. This association of bladder growth necessitated biopsy of the bladder for histopathological study during cystolithotomy.
Key words: Bladder, Giant stone, Cystolithotomy, Cancer
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