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January 23, 20260 citationsOpen Access

Neglected urethral stone causing Fournier's gangrene: A case report

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MJMouayad JadouaneMSMehdi SOULEIMANIMBMohamed Bakhri

Key Points

  • To examine a rare case of Fournier's gangrene caused by a neglected urethral stone in a patient.
  • Case report of a 63-year-old patient
  • Detailed imaging via abdomino-pelvic CT scan
  • Surgical interventions including stone extraction and urinary diversion
  • Identified a 1.5 cm urethral stone near the urethral meatus
  • Documented progression of symptoms including anuria and bilateral scrotal abscess
  • Employed surgical treatment to effectively manage the necrotizing infection

Abstract

Fournier’s gangrene is a serious, progressive necrotizing infection of the skin, subcutaneous fat, and superficial fascia of the external genitalia and/or perineum. This case report will discuss a very rare cause of Fournier's gangrene, which is a neglected urethral stone in a 63 year old patient presented to the emergency department with a large painful bursa with anuria that had been progressing for a week. An abdomino-pelvic CT scan showing a stone in the anterior urethra close to the urethral meatus, 1.5 cm in size, responsible for dilatation of the entire urinary tract which is associated with a bilateral scrotal abscess extending to the dorsal surface of the penis. The bases of treatment are: extraction of the calculi ether mini invasively or by urethrotomy, urinary diversion ether by urethral or supra pubic catheter, and debridement necrotomy to control the infection.

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Jadouane et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6973106cc8125b09b0d2014dhttps://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18324693
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