Objectives: The study aimed to present our center’s experience with long-standing urethral stones in male children with normal urethra. Materials and Methods: Retrospective search of our center data was done for the cases of long-standing urethral stones with normal urethra in male children during the period July 2001 – June 2016. Demographic and clinical data were studied. Results: Of more than 54,000 urolithiasis procedures, 17 male children (0.031%) were operated for long-standing urethral stones with normal urethra. In 14 cases (82.4%), residence was rural and parental education levels were low or none. All children were regularly prompted voiding with a history of difficulty or dysuria. All the stones lodged in the posterior urethra with an approximate mean duration of 2 months. The mean stone size of 11.29 ± 3.88 mm and rough surfaces in 88.2% of cases represented the main predisposing factors. Major complications included rectal prolapse in 1 case and vesicoureteral reflux in 3 cases. Endoscopic push-back was followed by disintegration in 76.5% or cystolithotomy in 17.7%, while it failed in 1 case that was treated by cystolithotomy. Conclusions: Long-standing urethral stones in male children with normal urethra are very rare misdiagnoses. Stone topography and sociocultural factors predisposed to their lodgments and negligence. Endoscopic treatment is the best approach.

Keywords:
Long-standing urethral stones, Pediatric urolithiasis, Stones, Urethral stones, Urolithiasis
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